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October 2008 (28)
Oct 8 2008 1:50AM
Obama backs Northern Ireland truth process and Finucane inquiry

US Presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama has backed calls for a Northern Ireland truth process and for an independent public inquiry into the murder of lawyer Pat Finucane , according to lobby group the Irish-American Unity...

Oct 8 2008 12:28AM
Obama and McCain lobbied on rendition from Ireland

Good to see that our colleagues south of the border have launched a letter-writing campaign targeting Barack Obama and John McCain – one of whom will be the new US President in January 2009 – on the issue of extraordinary rendition...

Oct 6 2008 9:28PM
Northern Ireland: a rapist's paradise?

The number of rapes being reported in Northern Ireland has increased by 50% in the past six years, according to official figures. More than 450 rapes or attempted rapes were reported last year – more than one every day. Only 3% of...

Oct 6 2008 3:46PM
New Minister not welcome

The appointment of Phil Woolas as the new Minister for Immigration is not good news for anyone dreaming of, or trying to hold on to, an anti-racist society that welcomes newcomers. One blog noted earlier this year, when Woolas was...

Oct 6 2008 1:05PM
Today they are nailing this terrorist

Belfast playwright Gary Mitchell is the latest writer to contribute to the Irish Times / Amnesty International series marking the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. His hard-hitting piece of original fiction...

Oct 5 2008 8:55PM
Campaign against criminalising immigrants:  a call to Belfast students

Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights has recognised the realities of migrants' lives in his call for migration not to be criminalised. Thomas Hammerberg says : “…many migrants cannot claim refugee status, even if their...

Oct 2 2008 10:44PM
Who's to blame for Tim McGarry?

Or more precisely, who's responsible for the surprisingly athletic appearance of McGarry, host of the BBC's The Blame Game, in this pose take to publicise the Belfast live screening of the Secret Policeman's Ball ( 'when?', 'where?'...

Oct 2 2008 12:08AM
Northern Ireland: a sexists' paradise?

Amnesty's survey of student attitudes on violence against women in Northern Ireland has set off a welcome media and blog debate about the Neanderthal views held by so many here towards women. The interest has been so great and I have...

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