Anyone who was there that day will remember the palpable sense of expectation and then the collective euphoria when the families and the city who stood with them were officially vindicated in their long campaign for the truth. Derry always knew. Now the world did too.
To mark the anniversary, The Bloody Sunday Trust and Pat Finucane Centre will hist a public meeting with international and human rights barrister Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh KC.
Ms Ní Ghrálaigh gained international renown for delivering two damning presentations in the International Court of Justice in January and May 2024 as part of South Africa’s case of genocide against Israel before the Court.
13 people were shot dead by the British Army in the Bogside during an anti-internment march in Derry on January 30, 1972. A 14th person died later from injuries sustained that day.
Photos by Stephen Latimer, Phil Gamble, Maurice Thompson and Jonathan Porter.
5. Relatives and supporters of those killed on Bloody Sunday gather outside the Guildhall in the centre of Derry to hear the report.
Relatives and supporters of those killed on Bloody Sunday gather outside the Guildhall in the centre of Derry to hear the report. ©Jonathan Porter/Presseye.com Photo: PressEye
6. Relatives and supporters of those killed on Bloody Sunday make their way from the Bogside area to the Guildhall in the centre of Derry to hear the outcome of the report. ©Jonathan Porter/Presseye.com
Relatives and supporters of those killed on Bloody Sunday make their way from the Bogside area to the Guildhall in the centre of Derry to hear the outcome of the report. ©Jonathan Porter/Presseye.com Photo: ©Jonathan Porter/Presseye.com
7. Part of the crowd and world's media gathered at Guildhall Square in Derry for the release of the Lord Saville Report on 'Bloody Sunday'. LS2410-517MT.
Part of the crowd and world's media gathered at Guildhall Square in Derry for the release of the Lord Saville Report on 'Bloody Sunday'. LS2410-517MT. Photo: Maurice Thompson
8. John Kelly, whose brother Michael Kelly was killed on Bloody Sunday addressing the crowd at Guildhall, after the release of the Lord Saville Report. LS2410-516MT.
John Kelly, whose brother Michael Kelly was killed on Bloody Sunday addressing the crowd at Guildhall, after the release of the Lord Saville Report. LS2410-516MT. Photo: Maurice Thompson