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Northern Ireland: Burning mosque effigy a ‘shameful display of hatred’We condemn the burning of an effigy of a mosque on top of a bonfire in Moygashel, Co. Tyrone and praise the PSNI's proactive response.
10 Jul 2026 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Police must act with urgency on anti-Muslim bonfire display
Amnesty International has called for police action in response to the display of an effigy of a mosque on top of a bonfire in Moygashel, Co. Tyrone.
09 Jul 2026 Press release -
Northern Ireland: New poll showing minority support for anti-immigrant violence must be a “wake-up call”
Amnesty has expressed deep concern at new polling showing a minority of people in Northern Ireland unwilling to condemn acts of anti-immigrant violence
08 Jul 2026 Press release -
UK: Islamophobic attacks reaching emergency levels, says AmnestyWhen homes and mosques are firebombed and communities are left feeling terrified, we have reached a point of genuine emergency.
26 Jun 2026 Press release -
Scotland: Amnesty response to racist violence - ‘recent violent incidents have not taken place in a vacuum’In the wake of incidents of racist violence across Scotland, Amnesty calls for a rejection of the normalisation of racist and Islamophobic tropes and narratives in Scottish politics.
24 Jun 2026 News and commentary, Press release -
Northern Ireland has a racism problem, not an immigration problem - Belfast rallySpeaking in advance of an anti-racism rally today, Patrick Corrigan from Amnesty International UK said the recent attacks in Northern Ireland were part of a worsening pattern of organised racist violence.
15 Jun 2026 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Racist violence in Belfast a 'disgrace' stoked from afar
Responding to the racist violence that took place in Belfast last night, Patrick Corrigan, Northern Ireland Programme Director at Amnesty International UK, said: “This was racist violence on a shocking scale. It did not emerge in a vacuum. The flames that burned last night were fuelled by those who sought to blame entire communities for the actions of an individual"
10 Jun 2026 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Amnesty warns against racist backlash after north Belfast knife attack
The actions of one individual must never be used to stigmatise an entire community, nationality or faith group
09 Jun 2026 Press release -
Northern Ireland race relations framework ‘not fit for purpose’, warns Amnesty International
‘In the face of rising racist violence, the Executive Office has responded with a strategy even weaker than the failed 2015-25 plan it is supposed to replace’
04 Jun 2026 Press release -
UK: Statement on political commentary after the tragic murder of Henry NowakAmnesty International UK's response to the political commentary that has followed the tragic murder of Henry Nowak
02 Jun 2026 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Racist hate crimes at record high, new PSNI figures showRacist violence is “spiralling out of control” in Northern Ireland after new police figures revealed record levels of racist hate crime.
15 May 2026 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Racist crimes at record levels in 2025, ‘a shameful year’New PSNI report shows 2,048 racist incidents and 1,280 race hate crimes - among the highest levels recorded since records began in 2004
27 Nov 2025 Press release -
Northern Ireland: ‘A year of hate and fear’ – racist crimes hit record highNew PSNI annual report shows 2,049 racist incidents and 1,329 race hate crimes - detailing the highest levels recorded since records began in 2004
28 Aug 2025 Press release -
Northern Ireland: PSNI anti-racism plan ‘won’t be judged by words on paper, but by communities’For too long, the PSNI has over-policed and under-protected minority ethnic communities in Northern Ireland.
07 Aug 2025 Press release -
UK: X created a 'staggering amplification of hate' during the 2024 riotsFalse claims on X (formerly Twitter) spread rapidly after tragic triple murder in Southport, contributing to violent racist riots across the UK. Amnesty International’s analysis links X’s design and policy choices to the amplification of content which…
06 Aug 2025 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Racist violence fuelled by disinformation and irresponsible political rhetoric
We are in the midst of a racist pogrom. Families have already lost their homes, and lives may soon be lost unless this violence ends now. We are only a petrol bomb away from someone being killed.
12 Jun 2025 Press release -
Amnesty International call for Prevent Duty to be scrapped19 May 2025 Press release
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India: Authorities fail to provide humane support to thousands of people displaced by ethnic violence02 May 2025 Press release -
USA: Trump's first 100 days have 'led with cruelty and chaos, creating a human rights emergency'As President Donald Trump marks his first 100 days in office, Amnesty International highlights the human rights crisis fuelled by President Trump’s administration’s authoritarian practices, discriminatory and racist policies, and dangerous rhetoric.
30 Apr 2025 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Executive Racial Equality Strategy ‘has failed’ – Amnesty tells Belfast anti-racism rally
PSNI recorded 1,777 racist incidents and 1,150 racist attacks last year
27 Apr 2025 Press release
