Blog from the US East Coast – Day 1

By Mark Thompson in New York Unable to get to DC we made our way through the bustling traffic and people of Midtown Manhattan for...

Springhill Inquest: Soldiers give evidence, but hide their identities

First week of military witness’ evidence at Springhill inquest and families of loved ones killed by the British Army still do not know identities...

Europe Ministers highly critical of UK legacy proposals

As part of our continued engagement with international human rights bodies, RFJ submitted a report to the Committee of Ministers – the decision-making body...

Loughinisland Verdict, Families’ Vindication

By Mike Ritchie Finally, finally! The families of those killed and injured in the Heights Bar have official vindication of the fact that RUC collusion facilitated...

Inquest review hearing into the murder of Seamus Dillon

Seamus Dillon was murdered by loyalist terror group the LVF in an attack on the Glengannon Hotel, Dungannon, County Tyrone in December 1997. Mr Dillon,...

Clonoe Inquest: Distressing evidence indicates victim may have been surrendering when...

The inquest into the killing of Kevin Barry O’Donnell, Peter Clancy, Patrick Vincent and Sean O’Farrell in the ambush at Clonoe Chapel on the...

15th anniversary of the murder of Gerard Lawlor

RFJ would like to support and endorse the following statement from Naomh Éanna CLG "I ndíl gcuimhne ár gcara Gerard Lawlor. Ní dhéanfaidh Gaedhil dearmad ort...

Paul Thompson Inquest: PSNI/Secretary of State Challenge Coroner Over Intelligence File

On Friday morning the Belfast High Court witnessed an unusual, if not unprecedented, number of lawyers stream into the huge ornate marble corridor before...

The Scandal of Hidden State Files on Murdered Children

We were shocked when our colleagues in the Pat Finucane Centre told us that they have found that files at Kew National Archives referring...

Ormeau Road Families Respond to Ombudsman Collusion Report Crisis

This statement is issued through Relatives for Justice on behalf of the five families bereaved in the Ormeau Road Bookies atrocity on 5th February...