Amnesty International and a clerical abuse survivors’ group have called for a public inquiry into faith-based child abuse after the conviction of Jeffrey Donaldson for child sex offences.

Calls for inquiry into faith-based child abuse following Donaldson conviction

Faith-based child abuse in Northern Ireland faces scrutiny after Jeffrey Donaldson’s conviction

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New Police Ombudsman Jacqui Durkin urged to release Martin O’Hagan report Sunday World journalist shot dead in 2001 and family say they are being ‘fobbed off’ #pressfreedom

United colours of Belfast. Fantastic atmosphere in Ulidia Playing Fields as about a thousand people gathered to enjoy the sun at the Great #RefugeeWeek Picnic.

Belfast anti-racism rally to take place after days of disorder in city Together Against Hate: Saturday 1pm - Belfast City Hall 'Racists are a minority here and that their hatred is opposed by people from every corner of this city.' www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast... @belfastlive.co.uk

Family of murdered journalist Martin O'Hagan call on Police Ombudsman's office to release completed report - UTV News The Police Ombudsman’s report must be published without further delays - the O’Hagan family has already been waiting too long. #PressFreedom

At just 10 years old, Northern Ireland currently has one of the lowest ages of criminal responsibility in the world. Children belong in schools and playgrounds, not in police cells and prisons. It’s time to raise the age #TenIsTooYoung

To read more about the circumstances of the 2001 murder of Northern Ireland journalist Martin O'Hagan, the lack of accountability in the 25 years since, and the ongoing threat of violence against journalists, see our 2025 report, 'Occupational Hazard?'. Link: www.amnesty.org.uk/knowledge-hu...

Police Ombudsman ‘blocking’ own report into Martin O’Hagan murder The murder of journalist Martin O’Hagan casts a long shadow on press freedom in Northern Ireland. No more delay. The Police Ombudsman’s report must be published now - the O’Hagan family has been waiting too long.

Northern Ireland: Martin O'Hagan Family 'fobbed off' as police ombudsman blocks publication of murder report Nearly 25 years since Martin O’Hagan was gunned down, Northern Ireland remains the most dangerous place in the UK for journalists. www.amnesty.org.uk/knowledge-hu...

Northern Ireland: Martin O'Hagan Family 'Fobbed off' as police ombudsman blocks publication of murder report

Amnesty International reacts to the police ombudsman blocking the report into the murder investigation of journalist Martin O'Hagan.

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Anti-trans organisations exerting powerful influence over UK media and politics, new analysis by Amnesty International reveals www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/new-u...

Anti trans organisations exerting powerful influence over media and politics, new analysis reveals

Amnesty’s analysis exposes scale of anti-trans influence in UK media and maps rapid rise of anti-trans organisations

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Comprehensive Fiosrú & Garda investigations are urgently needed into the actions of private security and gardaí ending in Yves Sakila’s death. His family, friends and the Congolese and African communities need truth and justice to prevail. Vigil tomorrow, Friday 5:30pm - Belfast.

Amnesty International has expressed grave concerns at a judgment by the Supreme Court allowing the UK government’s appeal in a major case on the legacy of the Northern Ireland conflict, warning it represents a profound setback for victims, truth & the rule of law. www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/uk-su...

UK: Supreme Court judgment a ‘bitter blow to victims’

Amnesty International has today expressed grave concerns at a judgment by the UK Supreme Court allowing the UK government’s appeal in a major case on the legacy of the Northern Ireland conflict, warni...

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25 years on, no one has been held accountable for the murder of journalist Martin O’Hagan. On World Press Freedom Day, we call for the publication of the repeatedly delayed report of the Police Ombudsman investigation into his murder. www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/north...

Northern Ireland: World Press Freedom Day – release report into Martin O’Hagan’s murder

Ahead of World Press Freedom Day (3 May), Amnesty International and Fintan and Desmond O’Hagan - the brothers of murdered journalist Martin O’Hagan - are calling on the Police Ombudsman for Northern I...

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We've signed this call - along with 60 other organisations - to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility here. #TenIsTooYoung

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Ten is too young. That’s why we’ve joined 60 organisations in calling on the NI Assembly to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility. You can add your support at www.tenistooyoung.com/support/ It’s time to raise the age #TenIsTooYoung

Palestine Action accounts for third of cases involving displays of support for terror groups in Northern Ireland over the past 25 years ‘Treating peaceful protest as terrorism is not only disproportionate, it is absurd’ - Amnesty's @patrick-corrigan.bsky.social www.thedetail.tv/articles/pal...

Palestine Action accounts for third of cases involving displays of support for terror groups in Northern Ireland over the past 25 years

There has been a sharp rise in PSNI referrals to prosecutors relating to Palestine Action

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JAM-NESTY 2026! On April 27th, Mandela Hall at QUBSU will become more than a venue. It will becomes a space where voices rise together in solidarity LIVE PERFORMANCES FROM:
DELUSH Foreign Mornings Novena 4AM Club Daniel Anti Caelum ⏰ Doors open 2pm Tickets: fixr.co/event/jam-ne...

As part of its genocidal campaign in Gaza, Israel has so far killed 20,000 Palestinian children and damaged or destroyed 85%+ of schools. UN experts have called it ‘scholasticide’. Thank you to teachers’ union NASUWT NI for the opportunity for Amnesty to speak at their annual conference today.

A clerical child abuse inquiry for Northern Ireland is long overdue. This week, Amnesty International's Patrick Corrigan joined victim/survivors Nikella Holmes and Anthony Gribben to give evidence to the Executive Office committee at the NI Assembly.

PSNI’s planned ‘10 shot taser’ electro-shock weapon carries significant new risks The longer, faster-firing barbs raise the possibility of serious unintended injuries, particularly for children, who may face a heightened risk of facial or eye injuries. Article: @irishnews.com

The Chief Constable of the PSNI has said that journalist Vincent Kearney was never treated as a suspect by the force -despite police documentation from 2013 clearly labelling him as one. thedetail.tv/articles/psn...

PSNI challenged on claim that journalists were not treated as criminal suspects

Mr Boutcher said politicians and the media had continued to ‘misinterpret’ revelations emerging from the Investigatory Powers Tribunal

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“We expect this case to reveal more about the true scale of surveillance of journalists by police & MI5 in Northern Ireland. “We need full transparency, genuine legal accountability, and a decisive end to unlawful spying on the media.” - Patrick Corrigan www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

‘I was treated as a suspect rather than a journalist’: PSNI and MI5 surveillance of reporter Vincent Kearney to be revealed in legal case

Investigatory Powers Tribunal to begin today

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Two years ago, Hind Rajab was killed by Israeli forces. She was five years old. Hind and her relatives were fired on by an Israeli tank when trying to flee to safety. Everyone in the vehicle was killed. A UN Inquiry found the killing of the family was an example of Israel's genocide in Gaza.

Thank you to the many artists - including Olivia Dean, Billie Eilish and Bad Bunny - for using their acceptance speeches at the Grammys to reject the rise in anti-immigration narratives and policies peddled by those in the media and in power.

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...

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...

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...

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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.

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

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/

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...

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...

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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...

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

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