Ormeau Road Delays to investigations exacerbates trauma of families

On the anniversary of one of the most notorious atrocities of the conflict in which five males, two of them teenage boys, were murdered...

Joseph McCrystal Family Report

The family of Joseph McCrystal has worked over the past number of years with Relatives for Justice to produce a report into the circumstances...

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...

RFJ Briefing to US friends meeting UK Secretary of State

As British Secretary of State Brandon Lewis travels to the United States for St Patrick's week Relatives for Justice CEO Mark Thompson has issued...

Irish Government raises Britain’s failings on Pat Finucane, inquests and SHA...

Today's submission by the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan to the European Court of Human Rights' Committee of Ministers makes for interesting...

Collusion Requires Accountability Not Cover Up

In relation to the decision by the Court of Appeal today in the case of John Flynn, Relatives for Justice (RFJ) Senior Advocacy Director...

European Court Criticises British Government on Victims’ Rights – Again!

RFJ welcomes the strong message of the Committee of Ministers to the UK Government: it is time to adhere to international human rights obligations...

Leo Norney’s family finally vindicated:  court finds British soldier went out...

Judge Patrick McGurgan today delivered his findings into the death of Leo Norney who was shot and killed by a member of the Black...

Proposed Legacy Bill self-serving to the detriment of victims

Today the British Queen's Speech gave details of the British government's proposals on legacy. In response the CEO of Relatives for Justice Mark Thompson...

Albany and a Míle Buíochas

It was great to see a strong contingent of Ulster people at the Pearl River meeting - counties Tyrone, Fermanagh and Armagh being strongly...