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Donald Trump’s very own Black and Tans are out of control
My platform piece in today's @irishnews.com
Link: www.irishnews.com/news/world/d...
My platform piece in today's @irishnews.com
Link: www.irishnews.com/news/world/d...
January 26, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Donald Trump’s very own Black and Tans are out of control
My platform piece in today's @irishnews.com
Link: www.irishnews.com/news/world/d...
My platform piece in today's @irishnews.com
Link: www.irishnews.com/news/world/d...
Iran: Authorities unleash heavily militarized clampdown to hide protest massacres
Iranian authorities are now waging a coordinated, militarised clampdown to prevent further dissent and hide their crimes. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Iranian authorities are now waging a coordinated, militarised clampdown to prevent further dissent and hide their crimes. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Iran: Authorities unleash heavily militarized clampdown to hide protest massacres
Sweeping arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances, bans on gatherings and attacks to silence families of victims mark the suffocating militarization imposed in Iran by the Islamic Republic’s auth...
www.amnesty.org
January 23, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Iran: Authorities unleash heavily militarized clampdown to hide protest massacres
Iranian authorities are now waging a coordinated, militarised clampdown to prevent further dissent and hide their crimes. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Iranian authorities are now waging a coordinated, militarised clampdown to prevent further dissent and hide their crimes. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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The Amnesty Media Awards celebrate the vital role journalists play and the serious risks they face in highlighting human rights abuses around the world.
January 15, 2026 at 4:32 PM
The Amnesty Media Awards celebrate the vital role journalists play and the serious risks they face in highlighting human rights abuses around the world.
Distraught families in #Iran have searched for their missing loved ones in overflowing morgues, hospitals and warehouses.
The Iranian authorities must be held accountable. We call on UN member states to take urgent diplomatic action.
Join our call: amn.st/6018CFzs8
The Iranian authorities must be held accountable. We call on UN member states to take urgent diplomatic action.
Join our call: amn.st/6018CFzs8
January 19, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Distraught families in #Iran have searched for their missing loved ones in overflowing morgues, hospitals and warehouses.
The Iranian authorities must be held accountable. We call on UN member states to take urgent diplomatic action.
Join our call: amn.st/6018CFzs8
The Iranian authorities must be held accountable. We call on UN member states to take urgent diplomatic action.
Join our call: amn.st/6018CFzs8
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Episode 5 of Rights Unmuted is out, where Ella and Oliver discuss global rights with guests Patrick Corrigan (Amnesty International), alongside Mohammed Samaana who grew up in Palestine and moved to Belfast 25 years ago.
Find the episode at childrenslawcentre.org.uk/podcasts/
Find the episode at childrenslawcentre.org.uk/podcasts/
January 12, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Episode 5 of Rights Unmuted is out, where Ella and Oliver discuss global rights with guests Patrick Corrigan (Amnesty International), alongside Mohammed Samaana who grew up in Palestine and moved to Belfast 25 years ago.
Find the episode at childrenslawcentre.org.uk/podcasts/
Find the episode at childrenslawcentre.org.uk/podcasts/
Greece: Irish search-and-rescue volunteer Seán Binder acquitted of all charges
This decision must send a strong signal to Greece and other European countries that solidarity and defending human rights should be protected and celebrated, not punished. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
This decision must send a strong signal to Greece and other European countries that solidarity and defending human rights should be protected and celebrated, not punished. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
Greece: Seán Binder acquitted of all charges
Reacting to the decision to acquit rescue volunteer Seán Binder of all criminal charges including membership of a criminal organization, fraud, money laundering, and smuggling (facilitation of irregul...
www.amnesty.org
January 16, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Greece: Irish search-and-rescue volunteer Seán Binder acquitted of all charges
This decision must send a strong signal to Greece and other European countries that solidarity and defending human rights should be protected and celebrated, not punished. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
This decision must send a strong signal to Greece and other European countries that solidarity and defending human rights should be protected and celebrated, not punished. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
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Thanks to Frank Mitchell for having me on U105 to discuss the deadly crackdown on protesters in Iran, accompanied by a cynical shutdown of the internet.
With a rising death toll, we need urgent global diplomatic action to defend the rights of ordinary Iranians. www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
With a rising death toll, we need urgent global diplomatic action to defend the rights of ordinary Iranians. www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
Iran: Deaths and injuries increase during renewed protest repression – Amnesty and Human Rights Watch findings
Hundreds of protesters arbitrarily arrested, including children as young as 14, during protest dispersals and nightly raids on homes
www.amnesty.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Thanks to Frank Mitchell for having me on U105 to discuss the deadly crackdown on protesters in Iran, accompanied by a cynical shutdown of the internet.
With a rising death toll, we need urgent global diplomatic action to defend the rights of ordinary Iranians. www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
With a rising death toll, we need urgent global diplomatic action to defend the rights of ordinary Iranians. www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
Ballymena riots six months on: fear, formidable obstacles and official silence
Amnesty International called 2025 a “shameful year” for NI:
“Too many politicians have echoed anti-migrant misinformation, rather than stand with the victims of hate crimes.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Amnesty International called 2025 a “shameful year” for NI:
“Too many politicians have echoed anti-migrant misinformation, rather than stand with the victims of hate crimes.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Ballymena riots six months on: fear, formidable obstacles and official silence
After attacks on immigrants’ homes, groups patrol the streets to intimidate potential victims, who try to keep a low profile
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Ballymena riots six months on: fear, formidable obstacles and official silence
Amnesty International called 2025 a “shameful year” for NI:
“Too many politicians have echoed anti-migrant misinformation, rather than stand with the victims of hate crimes.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Amnesty International called 2025 a “shameful year” for NI:
“Too many politicians have echoed anti-migrant misinformation, rather than stand with the victims of hate crimes.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Supreme Court ruling could enable Govt to conceal state agent involvement in killings
‘The Thompson case epitomises everything that is broken in the UK’s legacy approach: secrecy, endless delay, and a state closing ranks against a family seeking answers.’ www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
‘The Thompson case epitomises everything that is broken in the UK’s legacy approach: secrecy, endless delay, and a state closing ranks against a family seeking answers.’ www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
Government wins Supreme Court challenge over disclosure of sensitive material
The Government has won an appeal which prevents a coroner in Northern Ireland disclosing certain sensitive material at a Troubles inquest.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Supreme Court ruling could enable Govt to conceal state agent involvement in killings
‘The Thompson case epitomises everything that is broken in the UK’s legacy approach: secrecy, endless delay, and a state closing ranks against a family seeking answers.’ www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
‘The Thompson case epitomises everything that is broken in the UK’s legacy approach: secrecy, endless delay, and a state closing ranks against a family seeking answers.’ www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
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When Ian McKellen asks, the Amnesty Shop delivers, making sure everyone knows where to get those last-minute presents.
December 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
When Ian McKellen asks, the Amnesty Shop delivers, making sure everyone knows where to get those last-minute presents.
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Clerical abuse is not historical.
Recent revelations show safeguarding failures are still happening in Northern Ireland today. Children remain at risk.
We are calling on FMdFM to act on recommendations in a report they commissioned: a public inquiry and safeguarding measures.
Recent revelations show safeguarding failures are still happening in Northern Ireland today. Children remain at risk.
We are calling on FMdFM to act on recommendations in a report they commissioned: a public inquiry and safeguarding measures.
December 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Clerical abuse is not historical.
Recent revelations show safeguarding failures are still happening in Northern Ireland today. Children remain at risk.
We are calling on FMdFM to act on recommendations in a report they commissioned: a public inquiry and safeguarding measures.
Recent revelations show safeguarding failures are still happening in Northern Ireland today. Children remain at risk.
We are calling on FMdFM to act on recommendations in a report they commissioned: a public inquiry and safeguarding measures.
Clerical abuse is not historical.
Recent revelations show safeguarding failures are still happening in Northern Ireland today. Children remain at risk.
We are calling on FMdFM to act on recommendations in a report they commissioned: a public inquiry and safeguarding measures.
Recent revelations show safeguarding failures are still happening in Northern Ireland today. Children remain at risk.
We are calling on FMdFM to act on recommendations in a report they commissioned: a public inquiry and safeguarding measures.
December 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Clerical abuse is not historical.
Recent revelations show safeguarding failures are still happening in Northern Ireland today. Children remain at risk.
We are calling on FMdFM to act on recommendations in a report they commissioned: a public inquiry and safeguarding measures.
Recent revelations show safeguarding failures are still happening in Northern Ireland today. Children remain at risk.
We are calling on FMdFM to act on recommendations in a report they commissioned: a public inquiry and safeguarding measures.
Write for Rights!
Write a letter, change a life. Join Amnesty International for Write for Rights
🗓 Saturday 13 December 2025
⏰ 10:00 - 14:00
📍 The MAC
Info: www.nihrf.com/events/write...
Write a letter, change a life. Join Amnesty International for Write for Rights
🗓 Saturday 13 December 2025
⏰ 10:00 - 14:00
📍 The MAC
Info: www.nihrf.com/events/write...
December 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Write for Rights!
Write a letter, change a life. Join Amnesty International for Write for Rights
🗓 Saturday 13 December 2025
⏰ 10:00 - 14:00
📍 The MAC
Info: www.nihrf.com/events/write...
Write a letter, change a life. Join Amnesty International for Write for Rights
🗓 Saturday 13 December 2025
⏰ 10:00 - 14:00
📍 The MAC
Info: www.nihrf.com/events/write...
‘Genocide continues in Gaza’, Belfast Palestine solidarity rally told
The citizens of Belfast came out in their thousands on Saturday to stand in solidarity with a people facing an ongoing genocide.
#EndGenocide #EndIsraeliApartheid
The citizens of Belfast came out in their thousands on Saturday to stand in solidarity with a people facing an ongoing genocide.
#EndGenocide #EndIsraeliApartheid
December 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
‘Genocide continues in Gaza’, Belfast Palestine solidarity rally told
The citizens of Belfast came out in their thousands on Saturday to stand in solidarity with a people facing an ongoing genocide.
#EndGenocide #EndIsraeliApartheid
The citizens of Belfast came out in their thousands on Saturday to stand in solidarity with a people facing an ongoing genocide.
#EndGenocide #EndIsraeliApartheid
Amnesty calls for Irish FA support in campaign to ban Israel from football tournaments - @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Israel FA in breach of UEFA and FIFA's own statutes by “organising clubs in illegal settlements in occupied Palestinian territory” www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politic...
Israel FA in breach of UEFA and FIFA's own statutes by “organising clubs in illegal settlements in occupied Palestinian territory” www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politic...
Amnesty calls for IFA support in campaign to ban Israel from football tournaments
Amnesty International is calling on the Irish Football Association (IFA) to urge Uefa and Fifa to ban Israel from tournaments.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Amnesty calls for Irish FA support in campaign to ban Israel from football tournaments - @belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Israel FA in breach of UEFA and FIFA's own statutes by “organising clubs in illegal settlements in occupied Palestinian territory” www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politic...
Israel FA in breach of UEFA and FIFA's own statutes by “organising clubs in illegal settlements in occupied Palestinian territory” www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politic...
Human rights groups criticise Troubles Bill ‘lawfare’ claims
“Human rights protections uphold the very basic principle that no-one is above the law. Accountability strengthens trust. Impunity destroys it.” www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
“Human rights protections uphold the very basic principle that no-one is above the law. Accountability strengthens trust. Impunity destroys it.” www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Human rights groups criticise Troubles Bill ‘lawfare’ claims
The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill is due for its second reading in the UK Parliament on Tuesday.
www.independent.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Human rights groups criticise Troubles Bill ‘lawfare’ claims
“Human rights protections uphold the very basic principle that no-one is above the law. Accountability strengthens trust. Impunity destroys it.” www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
“Human rights protections uphold the very basic principle that no-one is above the law. Accountability strengthens trust. Impunity destroys it.” www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
It’s time to show Israel the red card. 🟥
The Israel FA is in breach of FIFA statutes and international law as it allows clubs based in the Occupied Palestinian Territory to play in its leagues.
We're calling on the Irish FA to support the call to suspend Israel FA from UEFA and FIFA competitions.
The Israel FA is in breach of FIFA statutes and international law as it allows clubs based in the Occupied Palestinian Territory to play in its leagues.
We're calling on the Irish FA to support the call to suspend Israel FA from UEFA and FIFA competitions.
November 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It’s time to show Israel the red card. 🟥
The Israel FA is in breach of FIFA statutes and international law as it allows clubs based in the Occupied Palestinian Territory to play in its leagues.
We're calling on the Irish FA to support the call to suspend Israel FA from UEFA and FIFA competitions.
The Israel FA is in breach of FIFA statutes and international law as it allows clubs based in the Occupied Palestinian Territory to play in its leagues.
We're calling on the Irish FA to support the call to suspend Israel FA from UEFA and FIFA competitions.
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History teaches us clearly: rights can be lost quickly if we don't defend them.
Act now: amn.st/633227EWl4
Act now: amn.st/633227EWl4
October 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
History teaches us clearly: rights can be lost quickly if we don't defend them.
Act now: amn.st/633227EWl4
Act now: amn.st/633227EWl4
We will be marching in Belfast tomorrow with
@belfast-ipsc.bsky.social to call for the release of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya and thousands of other Palestinians still illegally detained in Israel.
Writers’ Square, Belfast - 12pm, Saturday 25 October.
@belfast-ipsc.bsky.social to call for the release of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya and thousands of other Palestinians still illegally detained in Israel.
Writers’ Square, Belfast - 12pm, Saturday 25 October.
Israeli authorities continue to illegally detain Palestinian health workers including Dr Hussam Abu Safiya.
On Monday, UK healthcare workers, Healthcare Workers Watch & Health Workers4Palestine joined Amnesty activists to demand Palestinian health workers illegally detained in Israel are released.
On Monday, UK healthcare workers, Healthcare Workers Watch & Health Workers4Palestine joined Amnesty activists to demand Palestinian health workers illegally detained in Israel are released.
October 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We will be marching in Belfast tomorrow with
@belfast-ipsc.bsky.social to call for the release of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya and thousands of other Palestinians still illegally detained in Israel.
Writers’ Square, Belfast - 12pm, Saturday 25 October.
@belfast-ipsc.bsky.social to call for the release of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya and thousands of other Palestinians still illegally detained in Israel.
Writers’ Square, Belfast - 12pm, Saturday 25 October.
#Manchester “Our thoughts are with the Jewish community and those affected by this appalling attack on such an important and holy day in the Jewish calendar.
“Now more than ever, it is crucial to stand in solidarity with one another."
Full statement: www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
“Now more than ever, it is crucial to stand in solidarity with one another."
Full statement: www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
Amnesty International UK is deeply saddened by the news of this morning's attack at the Heaton Park synagogue in north Manchester and condemns this horrific act of violence that has taken the lives of...
Amnesty International UK is deeply saddened by the news of this morning's attack at the Heaton Park synagogue in north Manchester and condemns this horrific act of violence that has taken the lives of...
www.amnesty.org.uk
October 2, 2025 at 2:37 PM
#Manchester “Our thoughts are with the Jewish community and those affected by this appalling attack on such an important and holy day in the Jewish calendar.
“Now more than ever, it is crucial to stand in solidarity with one another."
Full statement: www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
“Now more than ever, it is crucial to stand in solidarity with one another."
Full statement: www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
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This Thursday evening Shimna College in Newcastle, Co Down will host a very timely lecture by former International Criminal Court judge Sir Howard Morrison KC:
The International Rule of Law in a Changing World Order
Free tickets: www.shimnaintegratedcollege.org/post/gordon-...
The International Rule of Law in a Changing World Order
Free tickets: www.shimnaintegratedcollege.org/post/gordon-...
September 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This Thursday evening Shimna College in Newcastle, Co Down will host a very timely lecture by former International Criminal Court judge Sir Howard Morrison KC:
The International Rule of Law in a Changing World Order
Free tickets: www.shimnaintegratedcollege.org/post/gordon-...
The International Rule of Law in a Changing World Order
Free tickets: www.shimnaintegratedcollege.org/post/gordon-...
Sunday World journalist Martin O’Hagan was shot dead by paramilitaries in Northern Ireland on this day in 2001.
No one has ever been held accountable.
We demand the Police Ombudsman’s report is published — and a fresh investigation into his murder. www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
No one has ever been held accountable.
We demand the Police Ombudsman’s report is published — and a fresh investigation into his murder. www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
September 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Sunday World journalist Martin O’Hagan was shot dead by paramilitaries in Northern Ireland on this day in 2001.
No one has ever been held accountable.
We demand the Police Ombudsman’s report is published — and a fresh investigation into his murder. www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
No one has ever been held accountable.
We demand the Police Ombudsman’s report is published — and a fresh investigation into his murder. www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...
Ahead of the 24th anniversary of the murder of NI journalist Martin O'Hagan, Amnesty International has called for a fresh investigation into the murder.
It also wants a long-awaited report by the Police Ombudsman to be released. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
It also wants a long-awaited report by the Police Ombudsman to be released. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
New call for probe into NI journalist’s murder ahead of 24th anniversary of LVF killing
The continued failure to catch the killers of journalist Martin O’Hagan is unacceptable, a human rights campaigner has said.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Ahead of the 24th anniversary of the murder of NI journalist Martin O'Hagan, Amnesty International has called for a fresh investigation into the murder.
It also wants a long-awaited report by the Police Ombudsman to be released. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
It also wants a long-awaited report by the Police Ombudsman to be released. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
Amnesty International has written to Northern Ireland Secretary of State Hilary Benn to request a public inquiry into unlawful state surveillance in Northern Ireland.
Amnesty's @patrick-corrigan.bsky.social spoke to Paul Clark at UTV News to explain why. #PressFreedom
Amnesty's @patrick-corrigan.bsky.social spoke to Paul Clark at UTV News to explain why. #PressFreedom
September 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Amnesty International has written to Northern Ireland Secretary of State Hilary Benn to request a public inquiry into unlawful state surveillance in Northern Ireland.
Amnesty's @patrick-corrigan.bsky.social spoke to Paul Clark at UTV News to explain why. #PressFreedom
Amnesty's @patrick-corrigan.bsky.social spoke to Paul Clark at UTV News to explain why. #PressFreedom
MI5 admission raises troubling questions for press freedom - The @irishnews.com view
This latest disclosure should prompt urgent scrutiny of how surveillance powers are exercised and overseen. www.irishnews.com/opinion/mi5-...
This latest disclosure should prompt urgent scrutiny of how surveillance powers are exercised and overseen. www.irishnews.com/opinion/mi5-...
MI5 admission raises troubling questions for press freedom - The Irish News view
Irish News editorial on why democracy is weakened when the press is treated as a threat
www.irishnews.com
September 16, 2025 at 9:51 AM
MI5 admission raises troubling questions for press freedom - The @irishnews.com view
This latest disclosure should prompt urgent scrutiny of how surveillance powers are exercised and overseen. www.irishnews.com/opinion/mi5-...
This latest disclosure should prompt urgent scrutiny of how surveillance powers are exercised and overseen. www.irishnews.com/opinion/mi5-...