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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] .
Nov 30, 2020 · Pat Finucane, 39, was murdered at home in February 1989. He was shot 14 times by two masked gunmen from the loyalist paramilitary Ulster Defence Association (UDA) in front of his wife, who was ...
5 days ago · Pat Finucane was shot 14 times by two masked gunmen in front of his young family. ... Mr Finucane, 39, was a prominent solicitor who was shot at home by Ulster Defence Association ...
Dec 12, 2012 · Pat Finucane was a Catholic solicitor who represented both loyalists and republicans in Northern Ireland. He was shot dead by loyalist paramilitaries in 1989 with the help of a British agent, and his family has campaigned for a public inquiry into the state collusion.
Mar 12, 2021 · Europe's leading human rights body is to re-open a case on the murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane, following the UK government decision not to order a public inquiry. It follows a...
Jan 29, 1992 · 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.
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...
