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...

New Book on Counterinsurgency and Collusion to be Launched

Relatives for Justice are delighted to announce that Professor Mark McGovern will be launching his new book "Counterinsurgency and Collusion" on Thursday 9th May...

Paul Topper Thompson Remembered

By RFJ CEO Mark Thompson The large crowd in attendance yesterday, in rain and windswept Belfast, for the 25th anniversary of the UDA murder of...

Loughinisland Appeal Court hearing – critical issues at stake

By Mike RitchieThe appeal against the judgment of Mrs Justice Keegan regarding the Loughinisland Police Ombudsman report by the Retired Police Officers Association (RPOA,...

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...

Springhill Westrock Commemoration – speech by Mark Thompson

I want to firstly commend the families for their determined persistence and resolve to address what was an act of state terror against an...

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...

Pension Amendment is hypocritical, and leaves those in need behind

Relatives for Justice CEO Mark Thompson speaking to the media today regarding proposals for a pension for the injured for inclusion in the NI...

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...