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northern ireland

June 17, 2017

Survey shows overwhelming support for abortion law reform in Northern Ireland

Amnesty International has welcomed the results of the Northern Ireland Life and Times survey which has revealed that an overwhelming majority of people in Northern Ireland favour reform of Northern Ireland's abortion laws.
June 13, 2017

Calls for next government to commit to Northern Ireland abortion reform

Amnesty International has issued a warning that the negotiations to establish the next UK Government must not trade away long overdue abortion law reform in Northern Ireland.
May 4, 2017

What Northern Ireland can tell us about welfare reform

Imagine if, when Iain Duncan Smith began his welfare reforms, we had allocated an area of the UK where the reforms were not implemented, as a sort of control group for comparison.
March 10, 2017

Marriage equality 'litmus test' for any Northern Ireland government

A commitment to deliver equal marriage must be a litmus test for any new Northern Ireland government, campaigners said yesterday (9 March 2017) at a press conference in Belfast.
February 21, 2017

Abortion law reform in Northern Ireland 'unfinished business'

Amnesty International has reminded all political parties in Northern Ireland that abortion reform is unfinished business and must be an urgent priority after the Assembly election, and in any political talks that follow.
February 20, 2017

Electoral Reform Society releases report on 2016 NI Assembly elections

The Electoral Reform Society has released a major report on the 2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election.
December 6, 2016

Northern Ireland First Minister urged to raise human rights during China visit

Amnesty International has called on Northern Ireland's First Minister, Arlene Foster, to use her visit to China this week to raise concerns about human rights abuses in China – including the country's widespread jailing of lawyers and its extensive use of the death penalty.
November 3, 2016

Northern Ireland refuses to suspend Middle East security projects

Northern Ireland’s Economy Minister has rejected calls to suspend security and justice projects with Bahrain and Egypt.
October 25, 2016

Rejecting Ashers bakery appeal over ‘gay cake’ is dangerous

The court of appeal in Belfast has upheld a ruling against a bakery which refused to
October 18, 2016

Child abuse victims set out compensation proposals at Stormont

Victims of child abuse have set out detailed proposals and costings for a redress scheme which they want the Northern Ireland Executive to set up following the end of the Historic Institutional Abuse Inquiry.