Springhill Inquest Wednesday 1st March

The inquest heard evidence from Thomas Reid and Martin Pettigrew. They are first civilian witness to give evidence to the inquest. Thomas Reid, who...

Springhill Inquest Day 4

The day began with Coroner, Mr Justice Schofield giving his decision on the MoD’s request for criminal record and intelligence information on witnesses. Following on...

Springhill Inquest Day 3

22nd February 2023 The third day of the Springhill inquest concerned Rule 17 submissions. Statements and depositions were read into the proceedings. These were mostly...

Springhill Inquest Tuesday 21st February 2023

By Paul Butler The second day of the Springhill inquest was taken up mostly with counsel for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) outlining the legal...

Springhill inquest gets underway 50 years after they were killed by...

The inquest into the deaths of five people killed by the British Army in the Springhill/ Westrock area opened Monday 20th February. High Court...

Carberry civil case draws to a close

By Advocacy Casework Manager Mike Ritchie An important milestone was reached in a long-running civil case against the British Ministry of Defence in the High...

UN High Commissioner: Legacy Bill at variance with legal obligations

UN High Commissioner says UK legacy Bill likely to be at variance with legal obligations to investigate and hold to account perpetrators.  "RFJ welcome the...

Forgetfulness of wrong: a tale of international battles for human rights

Blog by RFJ Caseworker Irati Oleaga Relatives For Justice (RFJ) is a human rights-based NGO offering holistic support services to victims and survivors of the...

Louis Leonard Memorial

This year Louis’s widow Betty and members of the  Leonard family have asked  Matt Carthy TD (Cavan/Monaghan)  to give The Louis Leonard Lecture ....

Legacy Bill of Shame Beyond Redemption

By Mark Thompson, CEO The UK Legacy Bill – The NI Troubles (Legacy & Reconciliation) Bill will have its second reading in the House of...