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Northern Ireland: Arrest of woman wearing Palestine Action t-shirt is ‘outrageous’
Peaceful protest is a basic human right
09 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 -
Northern Ireland: Anti-racism rally hears criticism of politicians for 'fanning the flames of hate'Amnesty International Northern Ireland Director says politicians are 'fanning the flames of hate' at anti-racism rally
14 Jun 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 -
Northern Ireland: Amnesty condemns 'appalling racist violence' in Ballymena
Last night’s appalling racist violence in Ballymena could have cost someone their life.
10 Jun 2025 Press release -
UK: Northern Ireland journalists working in 'climate of fear' amid paramilitary threats - new report
Journalists in Northern Ireland are facing a sustained campaign of threats and violence
03 Jun 2025 Press release -
Defending the right to protest - against genocide in GazaDefending the right to protest - against genocide in Gaza. Text of a speech by Amnesty International's Patrick Corrigan at a protest in Belfast
31 May 2025 Blog post -
Northern Ireland: Executive’s racial equality strategy fails amid rising racist attacks in a ‘year of hate’New PSNI report shows 1,807 racist incidents 1,188 crimes in the year to end of March 2025 - the highest levels recorded since records began in 2004/05
15 May 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 -
Northern Ireland: latest police figures show race hate crimes hit ‘all-time high’ during summer 2024
Amnesty International has expressed concern at the level of racist hate crime in Northern Ireland, as new figures published today show attacks hit an all-time high during summer 2024.
27 Feb 2025 Press release -
'Landmark case for press freedom' - Northern Ireland and Met police broke law spying on journalistsThe Investigatory Powers Tribunal has found police broke the law and breached human rights of Northern Ireland journalists Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney.
17 Dec 2024 Press release -
Stephen Livingstone Lecture 2024: Human rights heroes – to equality and beyond!The Stephen Livingstone Lecture 2024: Human rights heroes – to equality and beyond! How activists can win the fight for justice - delivered by Patrick Corrigan of Amnesty International
06 Dec 2024 Blog post -
Northern Ireland: UN Palestine expert to deliver annual Amnesty lecture on genocideFrancesca Albanese will give Amnesty Northern Ireland’s annual lecture on the topic of Israeli genocide in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
25 Nov 2024 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Government's appeal of Troubles Act judgement a 'betrayal'21 Oct 2024 Press release
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Northern Ireland: Journalists, lawyers and NGOs urged to make surveillance concerns known to KC-led investigationJournalists, lawyers and activists in Northern Ireland who suspect they have been spied on by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) should make a complaint to the McCullough Review before the October 18 deadline, Amnesty International said today.
11 Oct 2024 Press release -
UK: Covert surveillance of Belfast journalists case concludes in London
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has concluded its hearing investigating a complaint by two Belfast journalists, Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey, who asked it to find out whether police used intrusive surveillance powers against them.
04 Oct 2024 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Police ‘have serious questions to answer’ in press freedom caseLondon court hearing looking into claims the two Belfast journalists were secretly monitored by UK authorities
30 Sep 2024 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Failure of Martin O’Hagan murder investigation has created ‘an environment of impunity’The failure to bring to justice those responsible for the murder of Martin O’Hagan has helped create an environment of impunity for those who continue to threaten journalists in Northern Ireland today, Amnesty International has said on the eve of the twenty-third anniversary of the killing of the reporter.
27 Sep 2024 Press release -
Northern Ireland: Troubles Act judgment a 'victory for victims'The court has spoken loud and clear that core parts of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) are unlawful.
20 Sep 2024 Press release
