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Press Release

Amnesty International urges YES vote in Ireland’s civil marriage equality referendum

In less than 24 hours, Ireland will go to the polls in a referendum that is truly historic, the first…

May 21, 2015

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State of the World 2014/2015

This has been a devastating year for those seeking to stand up for human rights and for those caught up…

February 25, 2015

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My Body My Rights

All over the world, people are coerced, criminalized and discriminated against, simply for making choices about their bodies and their…

September 26, 2014

Press Release

Amnesty International Announces 2013 Ambassador of Conscience Awards; Malala Yousafzai and Harry Belafonte Are Named Recipients

Pakistani schoolgirl and education rights campaigner Malala Yousafzai and American singer, human rights and social justice activist Harry Belafonte have…

September 16, 2013

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Annual Report: Ireland 2013

Republic of Ireland Head of state Michael D. Higgins Head of government Enda Kenny Conditions in a young offender institution…

May 20, 2013

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Unprecedented Dublin Concert Celebrates Life and Work of Aung San Suu Kyi; Features All-Star Line-Up of Artists, Musicians and Actors

Artists from all corners of the globe will be on hand for Electric Burma: A Concert for Aung San Suu…

June 8, 2012

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Amnesty International Says Dáil’s Imposition of Time Limits on Ireland Smithwick Tribunal May Interfere with Independence of Judicial Inquiry

Today, Dáil Éireann (the Dáil, the lower house of Ireland’s parliament) passed a motion, following earlier approval by the Cabinet,…

June 1, 2011

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Amnesty International Says Dáil’s Imposition of Time Limits on Ireland Smithwick Tribunal May Interfere with Independence of Judicial Inquiry

Today, Dáil Éireann (the Dáil, the lower house of Ireland’s parliament) passed a motion, following earlier approval by the Cabinet,…

June 1, 2011

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Europe: Open Secret: Mounting Evidence of Europe’s Complicity in Rendition and Secret Detention

Europe: Open Secret: Mounting Evidence of Europe's Complicity in Rendition and Secret Detention Available in PDF only.

March 26, 2011

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Annual Report: Ireland 2010

Head of state Mary McAleese Head of government Brian Cowen Death penalty abolitionist for all crimes Population 4.5 million Life…

March 19, 2011