Amnesty International Ireland
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Executive Director
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Colm O'Gorman |
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Parent organisation
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Amnesty International |
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Amnesty International Ireland is a part of the Amnesty International in Republic of Ireland. The Executive Director is Colm O'Gorman.
Amnesty operate a number of campaigns focusing on human rights issues.
The She is not a criminal campaign opposes Ireland's abortion law, as "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 that is the case, access is difficult."
The campaign was prompted in part due to criticism of Ireland's abortion regime by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) and the Committee Against Torture. The CESCR has criticised what it described as Ireland’s "highly restrictive legislation on abortion and its strict interpretation thereof", and its "criminalization of abortion, including in the cases of rape and incest and of risk to the health of a pregnant woman." It recommended that Ireland take all necessary steps, including a referendum on abortion, to revise its legislation on abortion. It also raised concerns at the impact on women and girls of the law on access to and information about abortion, and how the constitutional protection afforded to the foetus also impacted on maternity care. Abortion is constitutionally permitted only when a woman’s or girl’s life is at 'real and substantial risk', and carries a possible 14-year prison sentence in all other circumstances.
Amnesty received €137,000 in funding from the Open Society Foundations for this campaign. Acknowledging receipt of the money, Amnesty stated "Amnesty International Ireland applied for and received funding from the Open Society Foundation to part fund our campaign on sexual and reproductive rights. In line with our commitment to high standards of transparency, and as with all areas of our funding, this is publicly reported upon, both to our membership and on our website when we publish our audited accounts." The funding drew criticism from anti-abortion campaigners, the Pro Life Campaign, which itself receives foreign funding.
Amnesty's I Welcome Refugees campaign supports refugees and asylum seekers. The campaign promotes resettlement policies by Ireland and the international community and focuses on three main areas:
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