24th June 2015
Independent inspectors find that more needs to be done to ensure the independence, effectiveness, oversight and accountability of legacy investigations in Northern Ireland. Todays report1by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary... Read more
15th June 2015
Last nights RTE documentary alleges that Prime Minister Thatcher knew, yet turned a blind eye, to widespread collusion with loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The... Read more
7th May 2015
The relatives of 120 civilians allegedly murdered by the Loyalist murder squad known as the Glenanne Gang in Northern Ireland in 1970s are in the High Court today fighting for... Read more
9th March 2015
UK Supreme Court grants permission to The Pat Finucane Centre and Rights Watch (UK) to intervene in the case of Keyu and Others v Secretary of State for Foreign and... Read more
17th July 2014
Rights Watch (UK) agrees with Lady Halletts conclusions that the On the Runs administrative scheme was unprecedented and flawed. It was flawed both in its inaccurate implementation and in its... Read more
15th July 2014
Todays specially convened three-judge Divisional Court have passed a damning ruling in PLP v Secretary of State for Justice denouncing the governments proposal to introduce a residence test for legal... Read more
27th June 2014
Rights Watch (UK), formerly British Irish Rights Watch, are pleased that the Police Ombudsman has vindicated the Sergeant Joe Campbells family's long held concern that the RUC did not do... Read more
23rd June 2014
In response to the release of the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) report Implications for Access to Justice of the Governments Proposals to Reform Judicial Review today, Yasmine Ahmed... Read more
6th June 2014
Rights Watch (UK) welcomes the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe call for the UK to take all necessary measures to bring to a conclusion the investigations in... Read more
3rd June 2014
Rights Watch (UK) is extremely concerned that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is refusing to disclose sensitive intelligence to Office of the Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland (OPONI)... Read more
30th April 2014
In response to the release of the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) report Implications for Access to Justice of the Governments Proposals to Reform Judicial Review today, Yasmine Ahmed... Read more
7th March 2014
In a joint statement, leading human rights organisations based in London and Belfast, Rights Watch (UK) and the Committee on the Administration of Justice, reject the call by former Northern... Read more
1st November 2013
Proposals for Further Reform (CM 8703) We respond to those aspects of the consultation where we have expertise and knowledge. 4 Standing Question 9: Is there, in your view, a... Read more
12th August 2013
In the wake of the recent exposure of the illegal partices of the Historical Enquiries Teams, the issue of Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland took a new blow... Read more
9th July 2013
See below for Rights Watch UK's response to a call for written evidence by the House of Lords Select Committee on the Inquiries Act 2005 Read more
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