Archive for 'Special Branch'
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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Agents given “free reign to murder”
Journalist Stephen Breen reports on ex-RUC officer Laurence Templeton coming forward to support allegations of collusion between Special Branch and paramilitary informers in today’s Sunday Life:
This is the ex-RUC man who last night claimed Special Branch officers ignored the murderous exploits of their agents - to gain favour and [...]
Posted: August 5th, 2007 under MI5, Nuala O'Loan, RUC, Raymond McCord, Special Branch, belfast, collusion, human rights, ireland, policing.
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