Amnesty International Northern Ireland

The Amnesty office in Belfast provides a focus for Amnesty's campaigning and fundraising by people in Northern Ireland.

Conference: Time for justice - 7 October 2010

Amnesty International is working with a group of victims/survivors of institutional child abuse in Northern Ireland to help support them in their quest for justice, truth and redress.

Ahead of the Northern Ireland Executive's decision on the need for an inquiry into this historical abuse, the conference will bring together key actors from the inquiry and redress processes in the Republic of Ireland and Scotland to share their experiences so that lessons may be learned. Find out more

Belfast murals tackle global poverty

Two new murals on both sides of Belfast's 'peaceline' tackle head on the human rights abuses associated with global poverty. They are the brainchild of Amnesty International's Belfast youth group and have been completed with the assistance of acclaimed mural artists Danny Devenny, Marty Lyons and Mark Ervine.

Read news story in full | More on the campaign

Ireland 'nearly there' on gay equality, says Senator Norris

Ahead of the Amnesty International Belfast Pride lecture this year's speaker, Senator David Norris, said that Ireland - both north and south - had made great progress in terms of the accomplishment of full human and civil rights for gay people. 'But we are not there yet,' he added.

Senator Norris is a prominent human rights campaigner and the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in Ireland.  Read news story in full  | Find out more about the event

Noam Chomsky's Amnesty Lecture

Noam Chomsky called for more human rights activism worldwide in the Amnesty Annual Lecture in Belfast.

• Download the text of his speech (PDF)
• Read about it in our blog and
• For pictures, visit our flickr site

Upcoming events

Songs of freedom: Imagine - 16 October 2010

Mandela Hall, Belfast. 8pm
Local artists come together in this Amnesty International gig to pay tribute to Lennon's talents as a song-writer with a message and to anticipate the thirtieth anniversary of his untimely death. Find out more

John Lennon: Revolutionary or fool - 20 October 2010

Oh Yeah music centre, Belfast. 7.30pm
Local and international commentators gather to explore the legacy of Lennon's political songwriting and activism. Some thought he let us imagine a world without war, others that he was a dangerous radical. Find out more

Breaking the conspiracy of silence: Colm O'Gorman - 21 October 2010

Elmwood Hall, Belfast. 8.45pm
Thousands of people in Northern Ireland have experienced clerical and institutional child abuse. Can they now secure justice? Colm O'Gorman brings 12 years experience of successful campaigning on this issue. Find out more

Northern Ireland regional conference - 13 November 2010

This year's event takes place at Clanmil Housing Association, Belfast. More details to be announced shortly. Find out more

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Contact us

For all enquiries, including media enquiries, please contact the Northen Ireland office