Ireland's abortion bill welcomed but significant flaws remain, says Amnesty
Amnesty International welcomed the passing of the bill to legalise abortion services in Ireland but warned that ‘significant flaws’ in the legislation give rise to serious concerns. Amnesty...
View ArticleReported death threat against Northern Ireland journalist condemned
The Police Service of Northern Ireland has warned the journalist of “an immediate risk of attack by criminal elements” which amounted to a threat to life.Amnesty International has condemned a death...
View ArticleNew Westminster move to lift same-sex marriage ban in Northern Ireland
A Conservative peer has launched a fresh attempt to legislate for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland.A Conservative peer has launched a fresh attempt to legislate for same-sex marriage in Northern...
View ArticleNurses to campaign for safe staffing legislation
Campaign will call for the right number of nursing staff with the right skills in the right place at the right time.The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is campaigning for nurse staffing for safe and...
View ArticleInvestigation of Northern Ireland clerical abuse and Mother and Baby Homes...
Two years after its establishment, the government’s own working group has still not met with victims.A Northern Ireland government probe into allegations of abuse in Mother and Baby Homes and clerical...
View ArticleCommons Committee urges Government to lift ban on same-sex marriage overseas
Amnesty International welcomes a report calling for all British Overseas Territories to legalise same-sex marriage and for the UK Government to legislate if the Territories fail to act.Amnesty...
View ArticlePatrick Finucane Supreme Court ruling welcomed
Patrick Finucane, a prominent civil rights lawyer, was shot 14 times by loyalist paramilitaries at his Belfast home in 1989.Amnesty International has welcomed the Supreme Court ruling that an effective...
View ArticleNorthern Ireland's press freedom at risk, says Amnesty
Two investigative journalists face further police questioning today, related to their award-winning film about state collusion in the killing of civilians.Freedom of the press in Northern Ireland is...
View ArticleNational Audit Office investigation into devolved funding
Funding per person is increasing for the devolved administrations as their populations fall relative to that of England, says the National Audit Office.An investigation by the National Audit Office...
View ArticleCampaign launched to repeal ancient blasphemy laws in Northern Ireland
Humanists have launched a campaign to get rid of Northern Ireland’s ancient blasphemy laws which make criticising a religion a crime.Northern Ireland Humanists has launched a new campaign to get rid of...
View ArticleKorean court orders abortion law reform in victory for women's rights
South Korea's Constitutional Court has ordered the government to decriminalise abortion in the country and reform its highly restrictive abortion laws by the end of 2020.Amnesty International has...
View ArticleHuman Rights Committee raises serious concerns about Domestic Abuse Bill
Committee says the Bill fails to offer protection for women in Northern Ireland and address challenges facing migrant women across the UK. Amnesty International has welcomed a letter from the Joint...
View ArticleJoint inquiry into Northern Ireland’s welfare policy launched
The inquiry will examine the impact of welfare policy, with a focus on policies such as Universal Credit and the two-child limit.The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee and the Work and Pensions...
View ArticleNUJ condemns the indiscriminate killing of Lyra McKee
The National Union of Journalists has condemned the indiscriminate killing of a journalist as she reported on rioting in the Creggan area of Derry.The National Union of Journalists has condemned the...
View ArticleUK Government urged to reform Northern Ireland abortion law
Amnesty says devolution does not relieve the UK Government of their obligation to protect and promote the rights of women in Northern Ireland.The Women and Equalities Committee have published their...
View ArticleCall for stronger laws to protect apostates from abuse
Humanists UK and Faith to Faithless have raised two key concerns about the Domestic Abuse Bill which is currently undergoing pre-legislative scrutiny before being introduced to Parliament. Humanists UK...
View ArticlePress freedom event dedicated to Lyra McKee
An event to mark World Press Freedom Day in Belfast will go ahead and will be dedicated to journalist Lyra McKee.Amnesty International and the Queen’s Film Theatre in Belfast have announced that an...
View ArticleThousands to march in Northern Ireland calling for marriage equality...
Campaigners are demanding that any re-established Stormont government deliver marriage equality legislation to bring the region into line with the rest of the UK and Ireland.Campaigners in Northern...
View ArticleProposed immunity for criminal acts by military a dangerous precedent, says...
Amnesty International says to exempt a certain group of people from facing justice would be a perversion of the law.Responding to reports that UK Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt is planning to...
View ArticleWarrants which led to arrests of Northern Ireland journalists to be quashed
Northern Ireland’s Lord Chief Justice has said that Belfast High Court is “minded to quash” the warrant which authorised police raids on the homes and offices of investigative journalists Trevor Birney...
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