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A group of largely young people sitting on the street with protest signs, surrounded by police officers. The signs say 'U.S. military out of Shannon'.
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Ireland: Stop Unlawful ICE Removal Flights Through Shannon Airport

Ireland must play no role whatsoever in the United States’ inhuman, cruel and extreme mass immigration detention and removal machine.

April 16, 2026

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(Amnesty International)

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Global: More Than 170,000 People Back Global Petition Calling on TikTok to Fix its Toxic and Addictive Design

TikTok must make its platform safe for children and young people to socialize, learn and access information and not be…

November 25, 2025

A bridge with the banner 'Ireland Stands with Palestine' hung over it. There are also several people on the bridge holding Palestine flags.
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Ireland: Government Must Do More to Protect the International Justice System and Hold Israel Accountable

The Irish government must match its principled stance with tangible actions that reflect the will of its people and its…

October 28, 2025

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Amnesty International

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Under-Protected and Over-Restricted: The State of the Right to Protest in 21 European Countries

Amnesty International documents that the right of peaceful assembly is increasingly coming under attack in parts of Europe.

July 8, 2024

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Oppressive, sexist policies galvanize bold fight for women’s rights in 2018

Women activists around the world have been at the forefront of the battle for human rights in 2018, Amnesty International…

December 9, 2018

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Groundbreaking UN decision rules Ireland’s ban on abortion violates human rights

The UN Human Rights Committee’s ground-breaking decision that Ireland’s law prohibiting and criminalizing abortion violated the human rights of a…

June 9, 2016

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Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms

On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…

February 22, 2016

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Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016

International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…

February 18, 2016

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Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International

International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…

February 18, 2016

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Women from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland Had almost 25,000 Abortions in England and Wales over the Last Five Years

New data shows that almost 25,000 women from across Ireland, north and south, travelled to have abortions in England and…

December 14, 2015

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4,000 women and girls abandoned by the Irish State every year

Today in Dublin, Amnesty International activists from around the world staged a protest against Ireland’s restrictive abortion laws outside the…

August 6, 2015

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Two-Thirds Majority in Ireland Want Abortion Decriminalized

The Irish government is under growing pressure to reform its anti-abortion law, one of the most restrictive in the world,…

July 7, 2015