# Amnesty

All time

# five years of war

'The blood was like a river': Syrian people speak of horrific torture they endured in prison

Many people witnessed prisoners dying in custody and some described being held in cells alongside dead bodies.

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Aug 18th 2016, 6:00 AM

# Turkey

Post-coup detainees being beaten and raped, says Amnesty

The number of people being detained in the wake of the attempted coup has surged above 13,000.

18.0k

Jul 25th 2016, 8:30 AM

# Amnesty International

Hundreds of adults and children 'disappeared and tortured by Egyptian authorities'

A new report shows that hundreds of students, political activists and protesters have vanished.

9.9k

Jul 13th 2016, 6:15 AM

# Torture

'You are going to jail coz you're a stupid f***ing whore': Raped, tortured and beaten by their protectors

Mexican women have suffered abuse at the hands of police, army and navy forces after their (often unjustified) arrests.

58.8k

Jul 3rd 2016, 7:15 AM

# Punishment

Irish Pro-Life Campaign criticises Donald Trump over controversial abortion remarks

Amnesty International is also not happy with the Republican’s comments.

17.3k

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Mar 31st 2016, 7:43 PM

# world cup workers

Filthy rooms, withheld pay, confiscated passports: claims of abuse at Qatar World Cup site

A new Amnesty report accuses the Gulf state of exploiting workers as it prepares for the 2022 tournament.

21.3k

Mar 31st 2016, 8:57 AM

# Refugees

Amnesty calls EU migrant deal 'flawed, illegal and immoral'

Under the deal, all new irregular migrants arriving in Greece will be sent back to Turkey.

23.3k

Mar 18th 2016, 6:48 PM

# Child Labour

'This is what we die for': children put in danger for smartphones

The human rights organisation has accused Apple and Samsung, among others, of failing to ensure that cobalt mined by child labourers has not been used in their products.

12.4k

Jan 19th 2016, 10:36 AM

# paris attacks

Nearly half of US states want to shut their doors to Syrian refugees

Obama has criticised “shameful” calls to screen the refugees based on their religion.

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Nov 17th 2015, 7:34 AM

# India

Sisters to be raped as punishment for brother running away with married woman

They are aged just 15 and 23 years old.

63.9k

112

Aug 28th 2015, 8:39 PM

# 8th amendment

Pro-life group clashes with Amnesty over decriminalising abortion

A recent survey shows most people in Ireland want the grounds for legal access to abortion to be widened.

16.1k

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Aug 9th 2015, 7:00 AM

# Questions

Varadkar asked to investigate abortion case after medical staff raised concerns

Last week Amnesty International called for a more liberal abortion regime in Ireland.

18.4k

Jun 15th 2015, 10:03 PM

# she is not a criminal

177,000 women have left Ireland for abortions since 1971

“One woman told us how she was calculating how to throw herself in front of a truck or which bridge to jump off.”

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Jun 9th 2015, 5:46 PM

# 2014 conflict

Palestinian rocket fire amounted to 'war crimes' - Amnesty International

Hamas has slammed the group’s report as “biased” and accused Amnesty of being a “Zionist organisation”.

9.1k

Mar 26th 2015, 5:26 PM

# Human Rights

Ireland's abortion laws 'fail on a human rights level'

The report also has some things to say about arms from the West.

10.6k

Feb 25th 2015, 12:40 PM

# kincora

'One of the biggest scandals of our age': MI5 accused of covering up sexual abuse

Will the Kincora Boys’ Home be included in a Westminster-ordered child abuse inquiry?

41.7k

Feb 16th 2015, 3:00 PM

# El Salvador

Woman jailed for miscarrying her baby is released

16 other women remain in jail, accused of having abortions.

21.0k

Jan 23rd 2015, 11:04 AM

# Abortion

17 women remain imprisoned in El Salvador for miscarrying their babies

The country has one of the toughest anti-abortion laws in the world.

31.7k

Jan 16th 2015, 5:17 PM

# Amnesty

Police urge people with dangerous Superman drugs to hand them in

The drugs are believed to have been the cause of at least three deaths so far.

18.5k

Jan 4th 2015, 5:29 PM

# Ferguson

Amnesty has sent its people to Ferguson to monitor police at protests

“The world is watching America”

7.4k

Nov 26th 2014, 2:45 PM

# Regret

'In 20 years time Direct Provision centres will be our Magdalene Laundries'

“There’s enough racism and enough anger out there, we don’t need to encourage it more.”

12.9k

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Nov 12th 2014, 7:20 AM

# War Crimes

Amnesty accused of being a "propaganda tool for Hamas" by Israel

The group says Israel showed a “shocking disregard for Gaza civilians”.

10.9k

121

Nov 5th 2014, 5:33 PM

# Detained

New calls for the release of Dublin teenager Ibrahim Halawa in Egypt

The 18-year-old has been held without trial for 13 months.

6.7k

Sep 16th 2014, 8:37 AM

# islamic state

Amnesty: IS have carried out "acts of inhumanity on an unimaginable scale"

The human rights group says IS fighters have carried out “systematic ethnic cleansing” in northern Iraq.

7.9k

Sep 2nd 2014, 7:14 AM

# Pride

Watch: Panti talks homophobia in Amnesty video

“The tide of history is on the side of same-sex marriage…”

1.9k

Aug 2nd 2014, 4:30 PM

# Poll

Poll: Would you support a gun amnesty?

After the shooting of a six-year-old boy, should a more radical approach to gun control be considered?

10.7k

Jun 14th 2014, 10:02 AM

# 800 babies

Amnesty International: Tuam investigation must be independent, effective and transparent

A Government task force has been set up to examine the Tuam revelations, and is due to report back by the end of this month.

11.7k

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Jun 6th 2014, 10:30 AM

# Charity

Amnesty vote NOT to cut director's €100k salary to the average industrial wage

The motion at the organisation’s annual conference this weekend was unanimously defeated.

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Apr 12th 2014, 6:55 PM

# illegal weapons

Ireland officially ratifies arms treaty aimed at regulating the international weapons trade

The United Nations Arms Trade Treaty was signed this time last year.

6.0k

Apr 3rd 2014, 7:00 AM

# Death Penalty

‘Killing sprees’: Number of people executed worldwide spiked in 2013

Amnesty International say it is due to a large number of people being put to death in Iran and Iraq.

10.6k

Mar 27th 2014, 6:50 AM

# Jailbreak

Irish students with no money have made it to Singapore and San Diego in 24 hours

Chancers.

56.3k

Feb 23rd 2014, 12:00 PM

# The State Decides Who I Am

‘I want to be recognised as who I bloody well am’

Amnesty International Ireland says transgender people face discrimination and inhuman and degrading treatment

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Feb 4th 2014, 12:01 PM

# standoff

Ukraine opposition refuses to back bill that would free activists

The bill was passed in parliament without the backing of the ruling party – but opposition MPs refused to vote.

4.2k

Jan 29th 2014, 11:14 PM

# Ruling

Russia ordered to pay €2m to families of 36 'disappeared' Chechens

The men were abducted at night by Russian federal servicemen. None of their families have had any news of them since.

7.0k

Jan 10th 2014, 8:00 AM

# Russia

Russia gives amnesty to Pussy Riot and Greenpeace

The environmentalists and the two musicians might be released as early as tomorrow.

17.7k

Dec 18th 2013, 1:19 PM

# Refugees

European leaders 'should hang their heads' over Syrian refugee crisis

Amnesty International said that European Union member states have only offered to open their doors to around 12,000 of the most vulnerable refugees from Syria.

4.8k

Dec 13th 2013, 12:22 PM

# Peter Robinson

"People must not be re-traumatised": DUP leader reiterates rejection of 'amnesty' proposals

Peter Robinson has rejected the proposal from the North’s Attorney General that there should be no more prosecutions for killings carried out during The Troubles.

4.4k

Nov 23rd 2013, 6:08 PM

# malala yousafzai

Malala collects 'Ambassador of Conscience' award at Mansion House ceremony

US singer Harry Belafonte also received an award at this evening’s Amnesty International ceremony — with Bono and Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters on presentation duties.

5.6k

Sep 17th 2013, 8:54 PM