Remembering Peter Thompson

It’s Saturday 13th of January today - I never do this as part of my job at RFJ, speak to or write about the...

Time To Deal With The Past Conference

Relatives for Justice is hosting a conference on Saturday 25th February at 10am in the Balmoral Hotel Belfast. This conference will bring together victims and survivors...

Families of children killed by plastic bullets dissatisfied following meeting with...

Joint Statement issued by Relatives for Justice and the Pat Finucane Centre Yesterday morning the families of Paul Whitters and Julie Livingstone met with Secretary...

Legacy Inquests Announcement – Progress for Some but Disappointment for Many

Mrs. Justice Keegan, the Presiding Coroner delivered an update today to families at the High Court regarding her recent review of the outstanding legacy...

US Emergency Legacy Briefing June 2022

In June 2022, RFJ with our colleagues in the Ancient Order of Hibernians went to Washington to carry out an extensive lobby of US...

Springhill Westrock Inquest: MoD continues to criminalise Springhill Community in efforts...

The Springhill Westrock Inquest continued today hearing civilian witness Martin (Gill) McShane who was 21 years old in 1972 and lived at Westrock Gardens....

Consultation on Dealing with the Past

The deadline for submissions to the Consultation in Dealing With The Past is fast approaching. Relatives for Justice are encouraging all families to consider making...

Springhill/Westrock Inquest resumes

The Springhill/Westrock Inquest resumed today, the 6th of November 2023, at Laganside Courthouse, with testimony from the first of 15 scheduled civilian witnesses.   At 10:30...

Anti-Victim Legislation Condemned

Mark Thompson, CEO of Relatives for Justice has responded to the introduction of a Bill on Legacy in the House of Commons today: “Let’s be...

Legacy Act Challenge: “defective and unlawful architecture”

The first hearing of the legal challenges to the Legacy Act brought by several victims and survivors of the conflict has begun today in...