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Political Prisoners Iran Health Taken Hostage

18th July 2016
Iran is putting political prisoners’ lives at risk by denying them medical care

Minister for Health Simon Harris receives Amnesty International petition calling for urgent reform of Ireland’s restrictive abortion laws. More than 270,000 global activists support Amnesty’s campaign for human rights compliant abortion law.

14th July 2016
Minister for health accepts Amnesty International petition calling for urgent reform of Ireland’s restrictive abortion laws

European Commission Resettlement of Refugees Asylum Seekers - Fortress Europe

13th July 2016
European Commission: Proposals on resettlement and asylum a cynical attempt to strengthen the walls of fortress Europe

13th July 2016
El Salvador: Scandalous proposal to increase jail terms for women accused of abortion

13th July 2016
South Sudan: Renewed clashes put civilians at risk, underline need for arms embargo

13th July 2016
Egypt: Hundreds, including children as young as 14, disappeared and tortured amid wave of brutal repression

7th July 2016
Israel/OPT: Two years on still no justice for war crimes victims

6th July 2016
Planned national security deportation from Ireland to Jordan a worrying sign of backsliding on the absolute ban on torture

5th July 2016
Syria: Abductions, torture and summary killings at the hands of armed groups

1st July 2016
Refugees and migrants fleeing sexual violence, abuse and exploitation in Libya

29th June 2016
Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch call for suspension of Saudi Arabia from UN Human Rights Council

29th June 2016
Amnesty International outraged at fourteenth delay in unjust Ibrahim Halawa trial

Sexual Violence against Women in Mexico - Forced Confessions

28th June 2016
Mexico: Sexual violence routinely used as torture to secure “confessions” from women

27th June 2016
Reject dangerous migration response plan, more than 100 NGOs tell EU leaders

22nd June 2016
Jordan: Response to border bombing must not include push-back of refugees

15th June 2016
EU risks fuelling horrific abuse of refugees and migrants in Libya

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