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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 [...]

From Relatives for Justice:
Speaking in response to the DUP’s motion concerning the re-definition of a victim of the conflict Relatives for Justice Chairperson Clara Reilly issued the following statement;
‘Jeffrey Donaldson, and the DUP, are pandering to a very small constituency of people bereaved that are not representative of the broader community of those affected by [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Just read an article in Max’s New Scientist (September 20-26, 2008) that he brought my attention to due to its mention of the Patten Commission and policing in the north of Ireland.  The article is called “Shoot but not to kill” and is by psychology and human behaviour journalist Michael Bond.
Bond’s article is a brief [...]

Earlier this week, I sent a letter to Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis to express my dismay upon hearing that his office sought advice from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) regarding crowd control.  This August 28 article in the Boston Globe states that the PSNI, well-versed in the art of crowd control from [...]

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 [...]

I wish I had more time these days to write about my thoughts on the discussions taking place in Ireland regarding the development of a truth commission; alas, I seem to have turned into a working machine.  For now, I am re-posting a recent article by Jim Gibney from the Irish News because I like [...]

Andersonstown News reporter Evan Short reports in the 14 August edition:
The British government was challenged by thousands of marchers yesterday to reveal the full role it played in the murder of nationalists and republicans over the last 40 years.
Upwards of 7,000 marchers from all over Ireland, including the relatives of victims, descended on Belfast City [...]

From Jim Gibney in this week’s Irish News via Newshound:
This Sunday thousands of people from all over Ireland will march to Belfast’s City Hall in memory of the 10 hunger strikers behind a banner calling on the British government to tell the truth about its role in the conflict.
The march organisers – Sinn Féin and [...]