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Dozens of rescued migrants arriving at a port in the Canary Islands earlier this year (file pic)

Ombudsman to probe if Spain delayed migrant rescue

Spain's ombudsman is to investigate the sinking of a dinghy headed to the Canary Islands from Morocco on Wednesday in which more than 30 migrants are feared dead.

World • 23 Jun 23

An official examines the ruins of a furniture factory following a missile strike on the city of Kharkiv

Amnesty regrets 'distress' caused by Ukraine report

Amnesty International has apologised for "distress and anger" caused by a report accusing Ukraine of endangering civilians which infuriated President Volodymyr Zelensky and triggered the resignation of its Kviy office head.

Ukraine • 07 Aug 22

Secretary General of Amnesty International, Agnes Callamard (file image)

Amnesty 'stands by' Ukraine army accusations

Ukrainian forces are violating international law and endangering civilians by establishing bases in residential areas, including in schools and hospitals, Amnesty International has said, drawing a furious response from Kyiv.

Ukraine • 05 Aug 22

The woman was flogged at a police station in Omdurman (file pic)

Sudanese woman flogged for marrying without consent

Sudanese police lashed a woman 75 times after a court found her guilty of marrying a man without her father's consent, her lawyer and rights activists said.

Sudan • 15 May 18

Theresa May alleged yesterday that some terrorists were not being pursued

May close to political interference, former MLA claims

A former Stormont justice minister said Theresa May has come close to political interference after she claimed the system for investigating the conflict in Northern Ireland was unfair.

Ulster • 10 May 18

Amnesty denies the funding was to be used for political purposes

Amnesty challenges SIPO order to return donation

Amnesty International has brought a High Court challenge against the Standards in Public Office Commission's order that it return a Swiss based foundation's donation of €137,000 for a campaign to increase support for a referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution.

News • 13 Feb 18

Amnesty ran a 'Friendship Week' programme in primary schools

Waterford diocese denies Amnesty school ban

The Catholic diocese of Waterford and Lismore has said Amnesty International is not banned from its primary schools, despite a letter it sent out which appeared to imply otherwise.

News • 16 Dec 16

Amnesty: Abuse of migrant workers stains football

A new report by Amnesty International alleges systematic abuse of migrant workers redeveloping the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha for the 2022 World Cup.

News • 31 Mar 16

Amnesty said the war crimes were carried out during last year's war with Israel

Hamas carried out Gaza killings - Amnesty

Amnesty International said in a report today that Hamas committed war crimes against Palestinian civilians in Gaza during last year's war with Israel.

News • 27 May 15

In Egypt, hundreds of people have been sentenced to death in mass trials over the past two years

Amnesty condemns rise in death sentences

Amnesty International has condemned an "alarming" rise in death sentences last year, as governments used capital punishment to combat crime and terrorism.

News • 01 Apr 15

50-day war claimed the lives of some 2,200 people in Gaza - 73 people were killed in Israel

Amnesty: Palestinian rockets killed Gaza civilians

Amnesty International said Palestinian rocket fire during last year’s conflict with Israel had killed more civilians inside Gaza than inside Israel.

News • 26 Mar 15

Women currently make up around 60% of university students in Iran

Iran reducing women to 'baby-making machines'

Draft legislation aimed at boosting a flagging birth rate threatens to reduce Iranian women to "baby-making machines", Amnesty International has warned.

News • 11 Mar 15

The red areas indicate healthy vegetation in the town of Doron Baga

Images show extent of 'Boko Haram destruction'

Satellite images of Nigerian towns attacked by Boko Haram have been released by Amnesty International.

News • 15 Jan 15

Displaced Iraqi Shia children who fled their homes due to attacks by IS jihadists in the northern city of Mosul

Amnesty says IS carrying out ethnic cleansing

Amnesty International says it has gathered "gruesome evidence" of ethnic cleansing by Islamic State jihadists in Iraq in its campaign to obliterate all traces of non-Arabs and non-Sunni Muslims.

News • 02 Sep 14

Both sides have been accused of abuse in the report

Up to 30 Ukraine troops killed in rebel attack

Armed separatist groups and pro-Kiev forces have abducted, then beaten and tortured activists, protesters and journalists in eastern Ukraine in the past three months, Amnesty International has said in a report published today.

News • 11 Jul 14

Colm O'Gorman earns just over €99,000 as Executive Director of Amnesty Ireland

Amnesty Ireland votes to keep Exec's pay at €99k

Amnesty Ireland members have voted against a motion calling for the salary of Executive Director Colm O'Gorman from just over €99,000 to the average wage within the organisation.

News • 12 Apr 14