Pension recommendations welcome, hypocritical commentary is not

By Mark Thompson Today the Victims Commission published its recommendations on a pension for those most seriously injured during the conflict. The Commission rightly advised...

Final Day of Legacy Act Challenge:

The seventh hearing day of the judicial review against the Legacy Act started with the final oral submissions of barrister Tony McGleenan KC acting...

Counterinsurgency and Collusion United States Book Tour

Professor Mark McGovern, Edgehill University and RFJ CEO Mark Thompson will be speaking at a series of book launches of the new seminal work...

RUC pathetic excuses facilitate continuing impunity – PPS must act

By RFJ Director Mark Thompson In 2003 Relatives for Justice (RFJ) learned that the RUC destroyed thousands of documents, interview notes, and statements stored at...

Springhill inquest: Ambulance workers harassed while bringing Fr Fitzpatrick’s body...

Today the Springhill inquest heard evidence from two people who worked as volunteers for the Order of Malta ambulance service. They were based in...

Civilian witness tells Springhill inquest of bravery of victims who died...

The Springhill inquest resumed today with evidence from two more civilian witnesses being heard. One of those witnesses, Mary McVeigh, told the inquest that...

Speech by Monsignor Raymond Murray on the 25th anniversary of the...

PAT FINUCANE What's in a name? In time it absorbs the whole character and nature of the person. The name Pat Finucane reverberates in our...

Belfast High Court defends Coroners from PSNI and Sec of State...

PSNI CC & Secretary of State Challenge to Prevent Coroner from providing Gist of Intelligence File in Paul “Topper” Thompson Inquest Dismissed on all...

Springhill Inquest Update: 19 military witnesses come forward

On Friday 20th October the review of the Springhill Inquest heard that there are now at least 19 military witnesses who have come forward...

Challenging British Duplicity & Bad Faith – Maintaining an International Focus...

By Mark Thompson Early start by bus to the capital for a flight to Chicago this morning. Building on previous work in the US RFJ has...