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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.

Campaigns

MENTAL HEALTH

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

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Lobbying

Refugee Rights

We defend the right to demand state protection from persecution, and lobby for a fair and efficient asylum system in Ireland.

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.

Equality

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

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.

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.

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