Three human rights bodies have called for a full independent inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Mr Pat Finucane's following today's verdict at the European Court of Human Rights.
The court ruled the British government had failed to properly investigate the case and backed legal claims by Mr Finucane's family that there was no "effective" inquiry into the killing.
Amnesty International, British-Irish Rights Watch and the Committee on the Administration of Justice welcomed the ruling and called on the British government to take immediate action in accordance with it.
A spokesperson for the three groups said: "This judgment confirms that there has been no effective investigation of the collusion in this murder.
"The Finucane family have been waiting 14 years for justice.
"It is time the government stopped aiding and abetting those who have engaged in collusion and cover-ups, and allowed the full truth to be told about this case by establishing a public inquiry," he added.
The groups called on the British government to immediately establish an independent, international public inquiry into Mr Finucane's death with full judicial powers of discovery and subpoena.
Sinn Féin's Mr Mitchel McLaughlin said the verdict of the European Court of Human Rights made the case for a full independent inquiry into Pat Finucane's murder even stronger.
"The identities of those involved in the killing of Pat Finucane are well known," Mr McLaughlin, national chairman, said.
"The fact that agencies of the British state used the UDA [Ulster Defence Association] to carry out this killing is beyond doubt.
"What is required now is a full independent judicial inquiry to establish exactly who authorised and planned this killing . . . where the chain of command leads to," he said.
Additional reporting by PA