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July 11, 2020

Call for independent investigation into death of schoolgirl shot dead during Troubles

Majella O’Hare was 12 years old when she was shot in the back by a soldier using a machine gun as she walked to church.
January 9, 2020

WCC leaders reiterate need for US and Iran to step back from escalating conflict

In the aftermath of armed attacks by both the US and Iran, the World Council of Churches has called for restraint and de-escalation of the confrontation.
April 22, 2019

NUJ condemns the indiscriminate killing of Lyra McKee

The National Union of Journalists has condemned the indiscriminate killing of a journalist as she reported on rioting in the Creggan area of Derry.
March 25, 2019

Wild Justice challenges Natural England's licences that allow bird killing

The environmental organisation has issued legal proceedings in the High Court challenging the system used to authorise the killing of birds that would otherwise be protected.
February 21, 2019

Amnesty condemns executions in Egypt

The Egyptian authorities have executed nine men who had been convicted after an unfair trial for the killing of the former public prosecutor in an attack in Cairo in June 2015.
December 19, 2018

Femicide census reveals nature of male violence against women

The Femicide Census report reveals that at least 139 women were killed by men in the UK in 2017.
November 13, 2018

Greenpeace condemns shipment of endangered whale meat to Japan

Iceland is shipping meat of the endangered fin whales to Japan, flouting the CITES agreement.
November 11, 2018

UN urges States with influence to end starvation and killing in Yemen

The UN says those who supply arms have the power or influence to stop the starvation and killing of civilians.
September 7, 2018

Botswana says elephant slaughter story is 'false and misleading'

A widely reported story that 90 elephants have been slaughtered in Botswana recently has been denounced as fake by the authorities.
July 24, 2018

Reporter shot and killed in the Philippines

A Filipino radio reporter was shot multiple times and died from his injuries on 20 July in the town of Daraga, in the country's central Albay province. The Committee to Protect Journalists has condemned the killing and called on Philippine authorities to swiftly identify and bring the perpetrators to justice.