Resources - Relatives for Justice

An insight into the arming and directing of Loyalist death squads over three decades of conflict in Ireland by successive British Government administrations.

This information pack has been produced for the benefit of our members and the community as a whole.
The need for this information pack arose through our family support work over the last number of years.

The 1970’s and 1980’s saw a huge number of controversial State and loyalist killings where focus was often deliberately blurred by those responsible, and where public opinion was also divided.

Between 9th and 11th August eleven people were killed in the Ballymurphy area of West Belfast. All eleven were killed by the British Army’s Parachute Regiment. All eleven were unarmed civilians....

Novelty post cards raising awareness about State and State sponsored violence, the perfunctory investigative and criminal justice system that provides impunity for official governmental policies of collusion and Shoot-to Kill - Click on the cards and read accompanying details providing more information on the issues...

Relatives for Justice paper August 2008 outlining the need for Dealing with the Past in a comprehensive and independent way. The paper was produced to coincide with a debate in West Belfast at which former Policing Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan gave a keynote address. See also letter to Irish News on Dr. Patricia Lundy's report into the HET...

Listen to some of the experiences of bereaved relatives and people affected by the conflict...

Watch video clips of of interviews with Relatives for Justice members...

Downloadable versions of various items on our website.

The Historic Enguiries Team (HET)

What is the HET?

The PSNI Historic enquiries Tream was set up in January 2006 to reinvestigate killings that occurred during the conflict. it is and integral part of the PSNI.

It will investigate killings carried out by the British Army and where Collusion is suspected or alleged.

it will not investigate killings carried out by the RUC - These will probably be carried out by the Police Ombudsman.

Who are They?

The PSNI state that officers investigating the killings carried out by the Britias Army will not be retired or current members of the PSNI?RUC. in these cases investigating officers will be from English Police constularies.

If you would like to continue reading up on the HET, please feel free to download the HET Booklet and Leaflet below.

For twenty –five years the counter insurgency methods of the British Government in Northern Ireland has involved a Shoot-to-Kill policy, in direct ambushes when both innocent victims and suspects have been shot dead without warning, and in a sinister indirect campaign of murder which involved manipulation of loyalist paramilitaries who were provided with security information and who then killed with the knowledge that they were free from prosecution.

To read more on this issue you can click on the link below for the entire Collusion Report.

	Collusion Report 1990 - 1994
	HET Booklet
	HET Flyers

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