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Speak in Belfast on the 25th anniversary of the murder of journalist Martin O’Hagan, Laura Davison, General Secretary of @NUJofficial, calls for the Police Ombudsman @PONIPressOffice to publish its long delayed report and for a fresh investigation into his killing.
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‘We are tired of excuses’: Calls for fresh probe into murder of journalist Martin O’Hagan 25 years after death - @AmnestyUK @pressfreedom
No one has faced justice over the killing of the Sunday World reporter in September 2001
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Europe: UEFA risks letting football 'rubber-stamp apartheid' by allowing Israel to play, Amnesty warns
It’s unconscionable that the Israel men’s football team will participate in the UEFA Nations League this autumn despite clear evidence that Israel’s football association continues to support illegal settlements.
Instead of sending a clear message that there is a cost for Israel’s unlawful occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territory and its atrocity crimes against Palestinians, UEFA is giving Israel an international stage as it maintains its brutal occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, its system of apartheid over all Palestinians, and its ongoing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
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Troubles Bill will not bring ‘witch hunt’ of veterans – killed soldier’s brother
Andy Seaman joined military veterans to meet MPs and peers and argue against former soldiers being shielded from accountability. standard.co.uk/news/politics…
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PSNI multi-shot Taser poses ‘significant new risks’ says Amnesty International - @irish_news
The weapon, which can be discharged up to 45ft (13.7m), has “significantly longer barbed spikes, fired with more force, designed to penetrate heavy clothing”.
The PSNI has said it does not intend to carry out an equality impact assessment on a new T10 Taser.
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Concerns at plans to roll out new Tasers to more NI police
With more and longer barbed spikes fired at a higher velocity designed to penetrate heavy clothing, the risk of devastating, unintended injuries – especially to the face or eyes – is deeply worrying.
The police have a duty to protect the public and themselves from harm, but coroners have pointed to Taser use as a key factor in the deaths of several people across the UK.
With the planned expansion in use of this new Taser 10, the @NIPolicingBoard should, at a minimum, ensure that the PSNI ends the use of this electro-shock weapon against children, in compliance with the UN Child Rights Committee’s repeated recommendations.
It should also conduct a new rigorous equality assessment given the additional risks posed by the T10 and serious concerns about significant racial disproportionality in PSNI Taser use.
@BelTel: belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Amnesty welcomes initial package of measures from UK government addressing Israel’s unlawful occupation
Government’s promised 'comprehensive reset' marks a fundamental shift in its approach to Israel’s unlawful occupation
Measures must now be implemented and enforced, and followed by further action to hold Israel accountable and meet the UK’s international legal obligations amnesty.org.uk/latest/uk-amn…
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Israel's unlawful land grabs: annexation accelerates in the occupied West Bank - the international community must act
Amnesty International is calling on the UK government to introduce a comprehensive and enforceable ban on all trade with Israeli settlements. amnesty.org.uk/latest/israel…
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Black people almost 4 times more likely to be searched by PSNI despite 9 in 10 facing no arrest - @irish_news
Black and racialised people in Northern Ireland tell Amnesty International that they feel over-policed -- yet under-protected when they themselves are victims of racist hate crime.
With race hate crime increasing every year, racialised people in Northern Ireland need the police protecting them, not treating them as suspect communities. irishnews.com/news/northern-…
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Time to act: How the UK should stop Israel profiting from stolen Palestinian land
Amnesty sets out what a comprehensive UK ban on trade, services and investment linked to Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory should look like. [briefing link below]
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NEW: Time to act: How the UK should stop Israel profiting from stolen Palestinian land - briefing amnesty.org.uk/knowledge-hub…
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More than 2,500 racist incidents in Northern Ireland in a year
The number of race hate incidents and crimes recorded by the PSNI has risen to its highest level since records began. irishnews.com/news/northern-…
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Well done the Netherlands. 👏 #eurovision
The failure of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to suspend Israel from Eurovision, as it did with Russia, is an act of cowardice and an illustration of blatant double standards. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1kx…
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Mosque effigy on loyalist bonfire in Northern Ireland condemned as ‘vile’
Amnesty says pyre to be burned on Friday in Moygashel is ‘blatant attempt to stir up anti-Muslim hatred’ theguardian.com/uk-news/2026…
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Amnesty Int'l NI retweeted
This landmark report, finding ‘systemic failures’ by the state and a series of ‘serious human rights issues’, is a culmination of many years campaigning by and a tribute to the survivors - women and children - of this inhumane system. 👏
Now for the public inquiry. ⚖️
ALT Irish News screenshot: Mother and Baby Homes report uncovers ‘human rights abuses, degrading treatment and forced separation of families’ Independent panel launches major report after taking testimony from hundreds of women sent to Mother and Baby Homes and Magdalene Laundries
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Amnesty Int'l NI retweeted
🚨We are deeply alarmed by the reports that there is an imminent threat to Dr. #HussamAbuSafiya’s life as a result of torture and other ill treatment he has been suffering while in Israeli custody. Israeli authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Dr. Abu Safiya. Pending his release, we call on the Israeli Prison service to ensure he is fully protected from abuse, granted urgent adequate medical care and allowed immediate visitation by independent monitors.
Act now: amn.st/6012BEBnD2
#FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya
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Amnesty Int'l NI retweeted
*Content warning: contains graphic scenes*
Amnesty International has released a major report concluding the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during its campaign to seize El Fasher in North Darfur state in Sudan.
The report - City Under Siege, Children Under Fire: Rapid Support Forces' Crimes Against Humanity in North Darfur - documents how civilians in and around El Fasher were killed, injured, beaten, tortured and detained between early 2024 and October 2025 as the RSF fought the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and allied Joint Forces in a war that devastated North Darfur.
We demand an immediate ceasefire in Sudan - and for the urgent deployment of an international force to protect civilians. The UK gov must end all arms transfers to parties of the conflict, including to the UAE.
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RT @BelTel: Amnesty International and a clerical abuse survivors’ group have called for a public inquiry into faith-based child abuse after…
Calls for inquiry into faith-based child abuse following Donaldson conviction
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New Police Ombudsman Jacqui Durkin urged to release Martin O’Hagan report
Sunday World journalist shot dead in 2001
Patrick Corrigan of Amnesty International said releasing the O’Hagan report should be Ms Durkin’s “first item of business. The O’Hagan family have already waited far too long.”
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Northern Ireland: New Police Ombudsman must publish Martin O'Hagan murder report
‘Releasing the Martin O’Hagan report should be the new Police Ombudsman’s first item of business. The O’Hagan family have already waited far too long.’
ALT Picture of journalist Martin O’Hagan, carrying the NUJ banner - pic copyright: Kevin Cooper / Photoline
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Northern Ireland: New Police Ombudsman must publish Martin O'Hagan murder report
‘Releasing the Martin O’Hagan report should be the new Police Ombudsman’s first item of business. The O’Hagan family have already waited far too long.’ amnesty.org.uk/latest/northe…
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