Rosaleen O Kane

Belfast High Court Grants Leave for Judicial Review of Police Failure to Investigate 1976 Murder of Rosaleen O Kane

PRESS RELEASE High Court Grants Leave for Judicial Review Hearing into Murder of Rosaleen O Kane in North Belfast in 1976 Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Advocates 22nd November 2022 Lawyers for Kathleen Graham & James O Kane, sister and brother of Rosaleen O Kane who was murdered in her flat in North Belfast in…

Council of Europe Warning that UK Government Backsliding on Human Rights Must be Prevented

United Kingdom: backsliding on human rights must be prevented  English STRASBOURG 04/07/2022 “Legal reforms should not weaken human rights protections in the United Kingdom”, said today the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, following a five-day visit to the country (27 June to 1 July), which focused on the system for human rights…

Statement by Law Society for NI on the Troubles Bill & Defence of Lawyers dealing with Legacy Cases

30 June 2022 Statement on the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) The Law Society of Northern Ireland notes with concern the contents of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill and has written to the Joint Committee on Human Rights to formally lodge our concerns around the proposals’ non-compliance with the European Convention on Human…

Young Men were Subjected to Coercion and Oppression before “confessing” – Police Ombudsman Report on Derry 4 Miscarriage of Justice Case

Young men were subjected to coercion and oppression before “confessing” to terrorist crimes Published Date: 10.06.2022 A Police Ombudsman investigation has concluded that four young men arrested in Derry/Londonderry in 1979 were treated unfairly and made ‘confessional’1 statements which were not voluntary according to the standards of the time. PDF: Full public statement  Operation-Farrier-Public-Statement.pdf The men…

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NI Court of Appeal Delivers Judgement re Legacy Command Paper – Applicants Consider Next Stage

PRESS RELEASE HARTE COYLE COLLINS SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES NI COURT OF APPEAL DELIVERS JUDGEMENT IN LEGACY PROPOSALS CHALLENGE  13th APRIL 2022 Patricia Burns and Daniel McCready, relatives of two victims of the Troubles, are now considering the judgement from the NI Court of Appeal delivered by Lady Chief Justice Keegan yesterday 12th April 2022 on…