Archive for 'loyalist paramilitaries'
Belfast Telegraph article about David McIlwaine’s uncle being forced to identify him
This is heartbreaking:
Police ‘forced’ man to identify mutilated body of murdered nephew, court told
Police effectively forced the uncle of a teenage murder victim to identify the badly mutilated body against his will, the High Court has heard.
Alan Steele also claimed officers did not care because they wrongly believed his dead nephew, David McIlwaine, was a [...]
Posted: February 4th, 2010 under British government, David McIlwaine, Irish peace process, Police Service of Northern Ireland, UVF, accountability, belfast, collusion, culture of impunity, impunity, ireland, justice, loyalist paramilitaries, policing, torture, truth, truth and reconciliation, truth recovery process.
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UN report highlights British collusion in secret detention and torture
The (fantastic) organization Reprieve today announced the release of a UN report (click that link to download the full report) into secret detention that exposes UK collusion in secret detention and torture. The investigation found, among other things, that the UK knew of the US’ rendition practices in 2002 but continued to hand them [...]
Posted: January 27th, 2010 under American politics, British government, Derry, Irish peace process, MI5, RUC, Reprieve, Special Branch, Uncategorized, United Nations, accountability, belfast, collusion, culture of impunity, human rights, impunity, ireland, justice, loyalist paramilitaries, margaret thatcher, middle east, sectarianism, shoot to kill policy, torture, truth, truth and reconciliation, truth commission, truth recovery process, war.
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So who did kill Rosemary Nelson?
A must-read article from the Guardian about the potential findings of the Nelson Inquiry by journalist Beatrix Campbell:
The public inquiry into the assassination a decade ago of the human rights lawyer Rosemary Nelson was about to open its doors in a blank Belfast office block to witnesses last year when a new and eccentric story [...]
Posted: July 5th, 2009 under British government, Irish peace process, MI5, Nuala O'Loan, Orange Order, RUC, Ronnie Flanagan, Special Branch, belfast, collusion, human rights, ireland, justice, loyalist, loyalist paramilitaries, policing, truth, truth and reconciliation.
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at the edge of my seat
January 28th is the date set for the Eames/Bradley Consultative Group on the Past to release their highly anticipated recommendations on how best the north of Ireland might deal with the legacy of the conflict. In today’s Belfast Telegraph, Brian Rowan shares the news that the CGP will be announcing a “Legacy Commission”–titled as such [...]
Posted: January 14th, 2009 under British government, Consultative Group on the Past, Danny Morrison, Irish peace process, Legacy Commission, MI5, RUC, Special Branch, belfast, collusion, human rights, ireland, justice, loyalist paramilitaries, pat finucane, relatives for justice, shoot to kill policy, truth, truth and reconciliation, truth commission, truth recovery process, war, wrongful convictions.
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Justice for Raymond
Raymond McCord’s book about the murder of his son, Raymond, Jr. will be released on 16 May. The book covers the 1997 murder of Raymond, Jr. by the Mount Vernon UVF, Raymond, Sr.’s quest to find the killers and bring them to justice, the subsequent death threats from the UDA and UVF, attacks [...]
Posted: April 15th, 2008 under Nuala O'Loan, RUC, Raymond McCord, Special Branch, UDA, UVF, belfast, books, collusion, ireland, loyalist, loyalist paramilitaries.
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I will reveal Finucane death truth, vows Di inquest lawyer
From yesterday’s Belfast Telegraph, an article by Chris Thornton:
Heavyweight London lawyers recently signed up by the family of Pat Finucane have vowed to hold the Government to account by the 20th anniversary of the solicitor’s murder.
The Finucane family announced yesterday that international legal experts [...]
Posted: February 14th, 2008 under British government, Irish peace process, UDA, belfast, collusion, human rights, ireland, loyalist paramilitaries, pat finucane, truth, truth and reconciliation, truth commission.
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Leading barrister to take up Finucane case
An article by Barry McCaffery from the 12 February Irish News:
Leading English barrister Michael Mansfield QC is to represent the family of Pat Finucane at any new public inquiry into the solicitor’s murder.
Mr Mansfield, who has previously worked on high-profile cases including the Guildford Four, Birmingham Six and Stephen Lawrence inquiry, is representing Mohamed Al-Fayed [...]
Posted: February 14th, 2008 under British government, Irish peace process, collusion, human rights, ireland, loyalist paramilitaries, pat finucane, truth, truth and reconciliation, truth commission.
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