ireland

Campaigns

RIGHT TO HEALTH CAMPAIGN

The healthcare system in Ireland is extremely unequal. Many people living in poverty cannot access medical cards. Those who rely on the public system wait longer for care. This is unacceptable. Take action to demand equal access to healthcare in Ireland. 

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MENTAL HEALTH

We are campaigning  for the realisation of the right of everyone in Ireland to the highest attainable standards of mental health.

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IN PLAIN SIGHT

In light of the Ryan, Ferns, Murphy (Dublin) and Cloyne Reports, which detailed the abuse of children, Amnesty International Ireland commissioned its own research to investigate why it happened.

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Lobbying

Ratification of Human Rights Treaties

We campaign for Ireland to ratify all core UN and Council of Europe human rights treaties, including:

  • UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
  • International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearances

We campaign for the Irish government to implement its obligations under human rights treaties that have already been ratified, including:

  •   Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (ratified 13 July 2010)

Criminal Justice

We defend the right to the fair and effective administration of justice, lobby against the introduction of criminal justice measures that seriously erode human rights, and promote human rights compliance in policing by An Garda Síochána.

Arms Trade

We lobby for effective state regulation of the export and brokering of arms and components from Ireland, and for the adoption of an international Arms Trade Treaty to address the poorly regulated global trade in conventional arms and ammunition.

Equality

We promote and defend the right of people living in Ireland to be free from discrimination, in law and in practice.

Children’s Rights

We defend the right of children to be free from violence, and lobby for children’s rights as set out in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to be enshrined in Ireland’s Constitution.

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In 2001, Amnesty International’s global membership voted to remove the prohibition on national sections engaging in domestic research and advocacy. Since then, Amnesty International Ireland has been monitoring and lobbying the Irish Government, including in the following areas.