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    Pat Finucane. Patrick Finucane ( / fɪˈnuːkən /; 21 March 1949 – 12 February 1989) [1] [2] was an Irish lawyer who specialised in criminal defence work. Finucane came to prominence due to his successful challenge of the British government in several important human rights cases during the 1980s. [3] He was killed by loyalist paramilitaries ...

  2. Nov 30, 2020 · Pacemaker. Pat Finucane, a 39-year-old Belfast solicitor, was shot dead in front of his wife and children in 1989. The murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane in 1989 is one of the most notorious ...

  3. Nov 30, 2020 · The case of Pat Finucane, a Belfast solicitor killed by loyalists in 1989, is one of the most notorious of the Troubles. It involves allegations of state collusion with paramilitaries, multiple investigations and legal battles by his family for a public inquiry.

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  4. Jan 29, 1992 · Pat Finucane. The PFC is named in memory of Pat Finucane, a human rights lawyer from Belfast who was murdered in front of his wife and children on 12 February 1989 by the pro-British UDA. Pat had successfully challenged the British Government over several important human rights cases. One of those involved in his murder, Brian Nelson, was ...

  5. Nov 30, 2020 · Troubles it was a brutal and pitiless murder. On the afternoon of 12 February 1989 two loyalist gunmen used a sledgehammer to smash their way into the north Belfast home of Pat Finucane. The 39 ...

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  7. Mar 12, 2021 · The human rights body will monitor how the UK addresses the fact there has never been an adequate investigation into the 1989 killing of the Belfast solicitor, involving state collusion. The UK government rejected a public inquiry, but the Council of Europe said it will scrutinise the case in a prompt manner.

  8. Jun 15, 2022 · Pat Finucane, a 39-year-old Belfast solicitor, was shot dead in front of his wife and children in 1989. Only a public inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane will uncover the ...

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