CAJ
@cajni.bsky.social
Committee on the Administration of Justice
An Coiste um Riarachán Dlí agus Cirt
Promoting Justice / Protecting Rights
An Coiste um Riarachán Dlí agus Cirt
Promoting Justice / Protecting Rights
📢 We’re hiring: Senior Legal and Policy Officer (Legacy)
Work on the legacy of the Northern Ireland conflict, supporting legal & policy interventions, litigation, and justice reform.
💼 £44,075 pa | 35 hrs/week | 3-year contract with extension possibility
More info 👉 caj.org.uk/get-involved...
Work on the legacy of the Northern Ireland conflict, supporting legal & policy interventions, litigation, and justice reform.
💼 £44,075 pa | 35 hrs/week | 3-year contract with extension possibility
More info 👉 caj.org.uk/get-involved...
January 30, 2026 at 3:16 PM
📢 We’re hiring: Senior Legal and Policy Officer (Legacy)
Work on the legacy of the Northern Ireland conflict, supporting legal & policy interventions, litigation, and justice reform.
💼 £44,075 pa | 35 hrs/week | 3-year contract with extension possibility
More info 👉 caj.org.uk/get-involved...
Work on the legacy of the Northern Ireland conflict, supporting legal & policy interventions, litigation, and justice reform.
💼 £44,075 pa | 35 hrs/week | 3-year contract with extension possibility
More info 👉 caj.org.uk/get-involved...
BBC In Depth reports on the Thompson Supreme Court ruling, in which CAJ acted for Next of Kin Eugene Thompson.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Murder and MI5: the extraordinary battle over what stays secret
Can the state, especially when it is implicated in killing, be trusted as the arbiter of what should remain confidential?
www.bbc.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 12:33 PM
BBC In Depth reports on the Thompson Supreme Court ruling, in which CAJ acted for Next of Kin Eugene Thompson.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We welcome the PSNI announcement that they will review the security classification of legacy reports and that that exercise importantly includes the Morton report.
www.declassifieduk.org/police-chief...
www.declassifieduk.org/police-chief...
Police chief considering release of secret MI5 report on Troubles
Campaigners welcome announcement from Northern Ireland’s top policeman amid fears the file might never “see the light of day”
www.declassifieduk.org
January 15, 2026 at 11:10 AM
We welcome the PSNI announcement that they will review the security classification of legacy reports and that that exercise importantly includes the Morton report.
www.declassifieduk.org/police-chief...
www.declassifieduk.org/police-chief...
CAJ Director, Daniel Holder on Good Morning Ulster discussing the issue of veterans protections in the NI Troubles Bill.
Listen here from 00:56:06: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Listen here from 00:56:06: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio Ulster - Good Morning Ulster, 08/01/2026
The day's news agenda, including regular news, travel and sport updates.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 11:14 AM
CAJ Director, Daniel Holder on Good Morning Ulster discussing the issue of veterans protections in the NI Troubles Bill.
Listen here from 00:56:06: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Listen here from 00:56:06: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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The @cajni.bsky.social annual lecture sees PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher excoriate the application and practice of Neither Confirm Nor Deny policy in NI as an "implacable dogma" in cases like Stakeknife which does not recognise the need for "flexible and nuanced" application in Legacy cases.
December 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The @cajni.bsky.social annual lecture sees PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher excoriate the application and practice of Neither Confirm Nor Deny policy in NI as an "implacable dogma" in cases like Stakeknife which does not recognise the need for "flexible and nuanced" application in Legacy cases.
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What a privilege to be @cajni.bsky.social Annual Lecture delivered by Jon Boutcher, 24hrs after he delivered the landmark Operation Report
December 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
What a privilege to be @cajni.bsky.social Annual Lecture delivered by Jon Boutcher, 24hrs after he delivered the landmark Operation Report
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Glad to chair the CAJ Annual Lecture last night. A full house and tremendous lecture by PSNI Chief Constable John Boutcher.
🚨CAJ Annual Lecture 🚨
"‘Neither Confirm Nor Deny’ Policy and Legacy Investigations” delivered by PSNI Chief Constable, Jon Boutcher
📅 Wed 10 December
🕢 7:30pm | Drinks Reception 8:30pm
📍 Riddel Hall, QUB Belfast, Stranmillis Road
📌 RSVP required: lnkd.in/ef4HyAvB
"‘Neither Confirm Nor Deny’ Policy and Legacy Investigations” delivered by PSNI Chief Constable, Jon Boutcher
📅 Wed 10 December
🕢 7:30pm | Drinks Reception 8:30pm
📍 Riddel Hall, QUB Belfast, Stranmillis Road
📌 RSVP required: lnkd.in/ef4HyAvB
December 11, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Glad to chair the CAJ Annual Lecture last night. A full house and tremendous lecture by PSNI Chief Constable John Boutcher.
A huge thank you to everyone who attended last night's CAJ Annual Lecture with PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher, exploring the NCND policy and its impact on legacy investigations.
You can now read the full transcript here: caj.org.uk/publications...
You can now read the full transcript here: caj.org.uk/publications...
CAJ 2025 Annual Lecture: 'Neither Confirm Nor Deny Policy' and Legacy Investigations | Delivered by PSNI Chief Constable, Jon Boutcher - Committee on the Administration of Justice
This year’s CAJ Annual Lecture was delivered by Jon Boutcher, Chief Constable of the PSNI, on the theme of “‘Neither Confirm Nor Deny’ Policy and Legacy Investigations.” The lecture explored the appli...
caj.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
A huge thank you to everyone who attended last night's CAJ Annual Lecture with PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher, exploring the NCND policy and its impact on legacy investigations.
You can now read the full transcript here: caj.org.uk/publications...
You can now read the full transcript here: caj.org.uk/publications...
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Paramilitary groups still engaged in an array of violent terror acts to this day act with impunity.
@cajni.bsky.social add 'There is a specific concentration of Palestinian solidarity activities within nationalist communities... [policing] risked discriminatory impact against nationalists.”
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@cajni.bsky.social add 'There is a specific concentration of Palestinian solidarity activities within nationalist communities... [policing] risked discriminatory impact against nationalists.”
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November 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Paramilitary groups still engaged in an array of violent terror acts to this day act with impunity.
@cajni.bsky.social add 'There is a specific concentration of Palestinian solidarity activities within nationalist communities... [policing] risked discriminatory impact against nationalists.”
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@cajni.bsky.social add 'There is a specific concentration of Palestinian solidarity activities within nationalist communities... [policing] risked discriminatory impact against nationalists.”
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If you read one thing today, let it be this article from @lukejbutterly.bsky.social. Discriminatory policing, the handing down of impunity to loyalist terror groups and supporters, and according to the @cajni.bsky.social - the 'risked discriminatory impact against nationalists.'
Palestine Action: PSNI faces questions on policing of support for proscribed groups
Despite arrests and advisory letters since Palestine Action was banned, no similar action was taken over displays of support for paramilitaries
thedetail.tv
November 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM
If you read one thing today, let it be this article from @lukejbutterly.bsky.social. Discriminatory policing, the handing down of impunity to loyalist terror groups and supporters, and according to the @cajni.bsky.social - the 'risked discriminatory impact against nationalists.'
🚨CAJ Annual Lecture 🚨
"‘Neither Confirm Nor Deny’ Policy and Legacy Investigations” delivered by PSNI Chief Constable, Jon Boutcher
📅 Wed 10 December
🕢 7:30pm | Drinks Reception 8:30pm
📍 Riddel Hall, QUB Belfast, Stranmillis Road
📌 RSVP required: lnkd.in/ef4HyAvB
"‘Neither Confirm Nor Deny’ Policy and Legacy Investigations” delivered by PSNI Chief Constable, Jon Boutcher
📅 Wed 10 December
🕢 7:30pm | Drinks Reception 8:30pm
📍 Riddel Hall, QUB Belfast, Stranmillis Road
📌 RSVP required: lnkd.in/ef4HyAvB
November 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🚨CAJ Annual Lecture 🚨
"‘Neither Confirm Nor Deny’ Policy and Legacy Investigations” delivered by PSNI Chief Constable, Jon Boutcher
📅 Wed 10 December
🕢 7:30pm | Drinks Reception 8:30pm
📍 Riddel Hall, QUB Belfast, Stranmillis Road
📌 RSVP required: lnkd.in/ef4HyAvB
"‘Neither Confirm Nor Deny’ Policy and Legacy Investigations” delivered by PSNI Chief Constable, Jon Boutcher
📅 Wed 10 December
🕢 7:30pm | Drinks Reception 8:30pm
📍 Riddel Hall, QUB Belfast, Stranmillis Road
📌 RSVP required: lnkd.in/ef4HyAvB
📢 New report out now: “Inciting a Pogrom? Social Media and the Racist Disorder in Ballymena and Beyond”
Findings include how racist violence in NI has evolved into ongoing community intimidation organised through social media.
Read the full report: caj.org.uk/publications...
Findings include how racist violence in NI has evolved into ongoing community intimidation organised through social media.
Read the full report: caj.org.uk/publications...
October 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
📢 New report out now: “Inciting a Pogrom? Social Media and the Racist Disorder in Ballymena and Beyond”
Findings include how racist violence in NI has evolved into ongoing community intimidation organised through social media.
Read the full report: caj.org.uk/publications...
Findings include how racist violence in NI has evolved into ongoing community intimidation organised through social media.
Read the full report: caj.org.uk/publications...
📢 Joint Seminar: Unpacking the UK–Ireland Joint Framework on Legacy
Hosted by CAJ, QUB's Mitchell Institute & Human Rights Centre, this seminar brings together NGO leaders and academic experts to examine the new Joint Framework on Legacy. 🔍📄
🔗 Register here 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Hosted by CAJ, QUB's Mitchell Institute & Human Rights Centre, this seminar brings together NGO leaders and academic experts to examine the new Joint Framework on Legacy. 🔍📄
🔗 Register here 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
September 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
📢 Joint Seminar: Unpacking the UK–Ireland Joint Framework on Legacy
Hosted by CAJ, QUB's Mitchell Institute & Human Rights Centre, this seminar brings together NGO leaders and academic experts to examine the new Joint Framework on Legacy. 🔍📄
🔗 Register here 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Hosted by CAJ, QUB's Mitchell Institute & Human Rights Centre, this seminar brings together NGO leaders and academic experts to examine the new Joint Framework on Legacy. 🔍📄
🔗 Register here 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
CAJ Director, Daniel Holder, attended this morning's press conference following the publication of the McCullough Review findings.
"It should not have taken McCullough to get to the bottom of PSNI surveillance"
Full statement with @amnestyuk.bsky.social 👉 caj.org.uk/latest/mccul...
"It should not have taken McCullough to get to the bottom of PSNI surveillance"
Full statement with @amnestyuk.bsky.social 👉 caj.org.uk/latest/mccul...
September 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
CAJ Director, Daniel Holder, attended this morning's press conference following the publication of the McCullough Review findings.
"It should not have taken McCullough to get to the bottom of PSNI surveillance"
Full statement with @amnestyuk.bsky.social 👉 caj.org.uk/latest/mccul...
"It should not have taken McCullough to get to the bottom of PSNI surveillance"
Full statement with @amnestyuk.bsky.social 👉 caj.org.uk/latest/mccul...
In the face of our rights to protest being dismantled, we are hosting another 'Know Your Rights to Protest' workshop in Derry.✊
🗓️ 23 Sept
⏰ 17.30
🏛️ Museum of Free Derry
Sign up 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/know-your-...
🗓️ 23 Sept
⏰ 17.30
🏛️ Museum of Free Derry
Sign up 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/know-your-...
September 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM
In the face of our rights to protest being dismantled, we are hosting another 'Know Your Rights to Protest' workshop in Derry.✊
🗓️ 23 Sept
⏰ 17.30
🏛️ Museum of Free Derry
Sign up 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/know-your-...
🗓️ 23 Sept
⏰ 17.30
🏛️ Museum of Free Derry
Sign up 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/know-your-...
A new report by @colinmurray.bsky.social and @aoifemod.bsky.social explains claims the UK could leave the ECHR without breaching the Good Friday Agreement are “not credible.”
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September 16, 2025 at 11:24 AM
A new report by @colinmurray.bsky.social and @aoifemod.bsky.social explains claims the UK could leave the ECHR without breaching the Good Friday Agreement are “not credible.”
caj.org.uk/wp-content/u...
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Our right to protest must be protected!
Join us for the Derry launch of 'Know Your Rights to Protest'. It's the first NI-specific guide on the topic, written for local organisers.
🗓️23 Sept @ 17.30 @museumfreederry.bsky.social
@cajni.bsky.social
@friendsofearthni.bsky.social
@ejni.bsky.social
Join us for the Derry launch of 'Know Your Rights to Protest'. It's the first NI-specific guide on the topic, written for local organisers.
🗓️23 Sept @ 17.30 @museumfreederry.bsky.social
@cajni.bsky.social
@friendsofearthni.bsky.social
@ejni.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Our right to protest must be protected!
Join us for the Derry launch of 'Know Your Rights to Protest'. It's the first NI-specific guide on the topic, written for local organisers.
🗓️23 Sept @ 17.30 @museumfreederry.bsky.social
@cajni.bsky.social
@friendsofearthni.bsky.social
@ejni.bsky.social
Join us for the Derry launch of 'Know Your Rights to Protest'. It's the first NI-specific guide on the topic, written for local organisers.
🗓️23 Sept @ 17.30 @museumfreederry.bsky.social
@cajni.bsky.social
@friendsofearthni.bsky.social
@ejni.bsky.social
CAJ is recruiting a Solicitor (Legacy) to join our team in Belfast.
This post will focus on legacy litigation, human rights and safeguarding the peace process.
📄 Find out more & apply here: caj.org.uk/get-involved...
📅 Closing date: 6th October 2025
This post will focus on legacy litigation, human rights and safeguarding the peace process.
📄 Find out more & apply here: caj.org.uk/get-involved...
📅 Closing date: 6th October 2025
September 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
CAJ is recruiting a Solicitor (Legacy) to join our team in Belfast.
This post will focus on legacy litigation, human rights and safeguarding the peace process.
📄 Find out more & apply here: caj.org.uk/get-involved...
📅 Closing date: 6th October 2025
This post will focus on legacy litigation, human rights and safeguarding the peace process.
📄 Find out more & apply here: caj.org.uk/get-involved...
📅 Closing date: 6th October 2025
The oversight system for covert powers in NI has failed before - from Operation Ballast to Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey’s revelations. We need the Patten-recommended Commissioner for Covert Law Enforcement, still missing 25 years on.
@lukejbutterly.bsky.social
www.thedetail.tv/articles/wat...
@lukejbutterly.bsky.social
www.thedetail.tv/articles/wat...
Watchdog kept in dark as PSNI spied on journalists
Police were expected to flag any journalist surveillance during annual inspections
www.thedetail.tv
September 9, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The oversight system for covert powers in NI has failed before - from Operation Ballast to Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey’s revelations. We need the Patten-recommended Commissioner for Covert Law Enforcement, still missing 25 years on.
@lukejbutterly.bsky.social
www.thedetail.tv/articles/wat...
@lukejbutterly.bsky.social
www.thedetail.tv/articles/wat...
The ECHR is deeply embedded within the 1998 Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. This commitment does not allow the UK Government to formulate some version of what it regards as ECHR-equivalent protections.
Read our joint statement 👇
@ppr-org.bsky.social & Human Rights Consortium NI
Read our joint statement 👇
@ppr-org.bsky.social & Human Rights Consortium NI
September 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The ECHR is deeply embedded within the 1998 Belfast/Good Friday Agreement. This commitment does not allow the UK Government to formulate some version of what it regards as ECHR-equivalent protections.
Read our joint statement 👇
@ppr-org.bsky.social & Human Rights Consortium NI
Read our joint statement 👇
@ppr-org.bsky.social & Human Rights Consortium NI
The Morton Report has been hidden for 50 years. Similar MI5 reports are public. It’s time for PSNI to end needless secrecy and release it. @declassifieduk.org
www.declassifieduk.org/police-overz...
www.declassifieduk.org/police-overz...
Police ‘overzealous’ in censoring MI5 report on Northern Ireland
Campaigners in Belfast have criticised police for not releasing a file from the Troubles after similar documents were discovered in Foreign Office archives.
www.declassifieduk.org
August 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The Morton Report has been hidden for 50 years. Similar MI5 reports are public. It’s time for PSNI to end needless secrecy and release it. @declassifieduk.org
www.declassifieduk.org/police-overz...
www.declassifieduk.org/police-overz...
Voices for justice and accountability gathered in London's St Ethelburga’s Centre last month for a panel event on state impunity in the UK
Human rights advocates highlighted ongoing concerns about policing, protest rights, and historical injustices.
@dooleydooley.bsky.social@annumayor.bsky.social
Human rights advocates highlighted ongoing concerns about policing, protest rights, and historical injustices.
@dooleydooley.bsky.social@annumayor.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Voices for justice and accountability gathered in London's St Ethelburga’s Centre last month for a panel event on state impunity in the UK
Human rights advocates highlighted ongoing concerns about policing, protest rights, and historical injustices.
@dooleydooley.bsky.social@annumayor.bsky.social
Human rights advocates highlighted ongoing concerns about policing, protest rights, and historical injustices.
@dooleydooley.bsky.social@annumayor.bsky.social
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Eugene Thompson.
Our full joint statement with Relatives for Justice can be read in post or on our website: lnkd.in/e3uCcxQ2
Our full joint statement with Relatives for Justice can be read in post or on our website: lnkd.in/e3uCcxQ2
July 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Eugene Thompson.
Our full joint statement with Relatives for Justice can be read in post or on our website: lnkd.in/e3uCcxQ2
Our full joint statement with Relatives for Justice can be read in post or on our website: lnkd.in/e3uCcxQ2
State Impunity and Injustice
🗓️ Monday 30 June
📍 St. Ethelburga's Bishopsgate, London
🕕 6–8pm
From Northern Ireland to Grenfell: join top legal & human rights voices to examine how state harm is covered up - and resisted.
Free, registration required 👇 www.eventbrite.ie/e/state-impu...
🗓️ Monday 30 June
📍 St. Ethelburga's Bishopsgate, London
🕕 6–8pm
From Northern Ireland to Grenfell: join top legal & human rights voices to examine how state harm is covered up - and resisted.
Free, registration required 👇 www.eventbrite.ie/e/state-impu...
June 20, 2025 at 11:42 AM
State Impunity and Injustice
🗓️ Monday 30 June
📍 St. Ethelburga's Bishopsgate, London
🕕 6–8pm
From Northern Ireland to Grenfell: join top legal & human rights voices to examine how state harm is covered up - and resisted.
Free, registration required 👇 www.eventbrite.ie/e/state-impu...
🗓️ Monday 30 June
📍 St. Ethelburga's Bishopsgate, London
🕕 6–8pm
From Northern Ireland to Grenfell: join top legal & human rights voices to examine how state harm is covered up - and resisted.
Free, registration required 👇 www.eventbrite.ie/e/state-impu...