This statement calls for governments around the world to decriminalise abortion in order to uphold the rights to life, health, and bodily autonomy of women and girls.

In this submission, prepared for the Universal Periodic Review of Ireland taking place in May 2016, Amnesty International assesses the implementation of a number of recommendations that Ireland accepted during its previous UPR.

Amnesty International made this oral statement during the interactive dialogue with the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and practice held at the 29th session of the UN Human Rights Council (15 June – 3 July 2015). That statement welcomes concerns expressed by the...

Ireland’s Constitution and abortion legislation result in violations of the fundamental human rights of women and girls. Ireland has one of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws. Women and girls cannot legally have an abortion in Ireland unless there is a risk to their life. And even where...

Ireland’s Constitution and abortion legislation result in violations of the fundamental human rights of women and girls. Ireland has one of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws. Women and girls cannot legally have an abortion in Ireland unless there is a risk to their life. And even where...

This document is Amnesty International briefing in advance of the examination of Ireland at the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights’ Pre-sessional Working Group, during its 55th session in June 2015. The submission includes information regarding: Ireland’s abortion law, the Irish...

Almost two years have passed since Edward Snowden exposed the USA’s and UK’s global mass surveillance programmes. What we thought belonged to science fiction was in fact reality: Our intelligence agencies are indiscriminately intercepting the emails, phone calls, Internet searches and social media...

In this open letter the Post-2015 Human Rights Caucus, a cross-constituency coalition of development, environment, trade union, feminist and human rights organizations worldwide, underline that participation, transparency, freedom of expression and the right to information are all fundamental...

In this submission Amnesty International urges the Committee of Ministers to take into account the fact that Ireland, for over 20 years, has refused to enact legislation and regulations that would effectively guarantee women and girls access to those abortion services which are in fact legal. This...

Written submissions on behalf of Amnesty International acting as amicus curiae in the case of Amjad Hussein v Labour Court before the Supreme Court of Ireland. The issue of principle which Amnesty International wishes to address is whether an irregular migrant worker is prohibited from obtaining...

Amnesty International submits this briefing in advance of the adoption of the list of issues on Ireland at the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights’ Pre-sessional Working Group, during its 53rd session in December 2014. The submission includes information regarding the harmful impact...

In this briefing Amnesty International highlights a number of human rights concerns in Ireland. These include: the criminalization of abortion in all cases except where there is a real and substantial risk to the life of the pregnant woman or girl; the failure to provide truth, justice and...