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Patrick Corrigan, from Amnesty International, said the “new Taser 10 electro-shock weapon carries significant new risks, with the potential for serious unintended injuries”. “A weapon that can fire ten times carries a real risk of overuse and serious injury,” he said. “The longer, faster-firing barbs raise the possibility of serious unintended injuries, particularly for children, who may face a heightened risk of facial or eye injuries.” Mr Corrigan said calling the new weapon ‘safer’ is “misleading”. “Amnesty International recognises that the police have a duty to protect the public and themselves from harm,” he said. “However, we have serious concerns about the use of Tasers, including the rise in their use by the PSNI over the past year.” Mr Corrigan urged the Policing Board to limit the use of Tasers. “With the introduction of this new Taser, the Northern Ireland Policing Board should, at a minimum, ensure that the PSNI ends the use of this electro-shock weapon against children, in compliance with the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s repeated recommendations,” he said.

TASER 10 Conducted Energy Device - image © Omega Research Foundation

Barb from TASER 10 Conducted Energy Device - image © Omega Research Foundation

PSNI’s planned ‘10 shot taser’ electro-shock weapon carries significant new risks

The longer, faster-firing barbs raise the possibility of serious unintended injuries, particularly for children, who may face a heightened risk of facial or eye injuries. Article: @irishnews.com

PSNI challenged on claim that journalists were not treated as criminal suspects Mr Boutcher said politicians and the media had continued to ‘misinterpret’ revelations emerging from the Investigatory Powers Tribunal

The Chief Constable of the PSNI has said that journalist Vincent Kearney was never treated as a suspect by the force -despite police documentation from 2013 clearly labelling him as one.

thedetail.tv/articles/psn...

‘I was treated as a suspect rather than a journalist’: PSNI and MI5 surveillance of reporter Vincent Kearney to be revealed in legal case Investigatory Powers Tribunal to begin today

“We expect this case to reveal more about the true scale of surveillance of journalists by police & MI5 in Northern Ireland.

“We need full transparency, genuine legal accountability, and a decisive end to unlawful spying on the media.”
- Patrick Corrigan www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

A photo of Hind Rajab with a mortarboard hat on pretending to be graduating from university. Writing over the photo says: Justice for Hind Rajab.

Two years ago, Hind Rajab was killed by Israeli forces.

She was five years old.

Hind and her relatives were fired on by an Israeli tank when trying to flee to safety. Everyone in the vehicle was killed.

A UN Inquiry found the killing of the family was an example of Israel's genocide in Gaza.

Thank you to the many artists - including Olivia Dean, Billie Eilish and Bad Bunny - for using their acceptance speeches at the Grammys to reject the rise in anti-immigration narratives and policies peddled by those in the media and in power.

Donald Trump’s very own Black and Tans are out of control

My platform piece in today's @irishnews.com

Link: www.irishnews.com/news/world/d...

Iran: Authorities unleash heavily militarized clampdown to hide protest massacres Sweeping arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances, bans on gatherings and attacks to silence families of victims mark the suffocating militarization imposed in Iran by the Islamic Republic’s auth...

Iran: Authorities unleash heavily militarized clampdown to hide protest massacres

Iranian authorities are now waging a coordinated, militarised clampdown to prevent further dissent and hide their crimes. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

The Amnesty Media Awards celebrate the vital role journalists play and the serious risks they face in highlighting human rights abuses around the world.

Image of Iranian woman surrounded by body bags, with the message: 'Hold Iranian authorities to account. Act now!'

Distraught families in #Iran have searched for their missing loved ones in overflowing morgues, hospitals and warehouses.

The Iranian authorities must be held accountable. We call on UN member states to take urgent diplomatic action.

Join our call: amn.st/6018CFzs8

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“25% of wounded children will suffer some sort of permanent paralysis or injury, 56,000 children have lost one parent or both of them, and 320,000 children under the age of five will suffer malnutrition” - Mohammed

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Episode 5 of Rights Unmuted is out, where Ella and Oliver discuss global rights with guests Patrick Corrigan (Amnesty International), alongside Mohammed Samaana who grew up in Palestine and moved to Belfast 25 years ago.

Find the episode at childrenslawcentre.org.uk/podcasts/

Greece: Seán Binder acquitted of all charges Reacting to the decision to acquit rescue volunteer Seán Binder of all criminal charges including membership of a criminal organization, fraud, money laundering, and smuggling (facilitation of irregul...

Greece: Irish search-and-rescue volunteer Seán Binder acquitted of all charges

This decision must send a strong signal to Greece and other European countries that solidarity and defending human rights should be protected and celebrated, not punished. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Iran: Deaths and injuries increase during renewed protest repression – Amnesty and Human Rights Watch findings Hundreds of protesters arbitrarily arrested, including children as young as 14, during protest dispersals and nightly raids on homes

Thanks to Frank Mitchell for having me on U105 to discuss the deadly crackdown on protesters in Iran, accompanied by a cynical shutdown of the internet.

With a rising death toll, we need urgent global diplomatic action to defend the rights of ordinary Iranians. www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...

Ballymena riots six months on: fear, formidable obstacles and official silence After attacks on immigrants’ homes, groups patrol the streets to intimidate potential victims, who try to keep a low profile

Ballymena riots six months on: fear, formidable obstacles and official silence

Amnesty International called 2025 a “shameful year” for NI:

“Too many politicians have echoed anti-migrant misinformation, rather than stand with the victims of hate crimes.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Government wins Supreme Court challenge over disclosure of sensitive material The Government has won an appeal which prevents a coroner in Northern Ireland disclosing certain sensitive material at a Troubles inquest.

Supreme Court ruling could enable Govt to conceal state agent involvement in killings

‘The Thompson case epitomises everything that is broken in the UK’s legacy approach: secrecy, endless delay, and a state closing ranks against a family seeking answers.’ www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

When Ian McKellen asks, the Amnesty Shop delivers, making sure everyone knows where to get those last-minute presents.

Clerical abuse is not historical.

Recent revelations show safeguarding failures are still happening in Northern Ireland today. Children remain at risk.

We are calling on FMdFM to act on recommendations in a report they commissioned: a public inquiry and safeguarding measures.

Clerical abuse is not historical.

Recent revelations show safeguarding failures are still happening in Northern Ireland today. Children remain at risk.

We are calling on FMdFM to act on recommendations in a report they commissioned: a public inquiry and safeguarding measures.

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‘Genocide continues in Gaza’, Belfast Palestine solidarity rally told

The citizens of Belfast came out in their thousands on Saturday to stand in solidarity with a people facing an ongoing genocide.
#EndGenocide #EndIsraeliApartheid

Amnesty calls for IFA support in campaign to ban Israel from football tournaments Amnesty International is calling on the Irish Football Association (IFA) to urge Uefa and Fifa to ban Israel from tournaments.

Amnesty calls for Irish FA support in campaign to ban Israel from football tournaments - @belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Israel FA in breach of UEFA and FIFA's own statutes by “organising clubs in illegal settlements in occupied Palestinian territory” www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politic...

Human rights groups criticise Troubles Bill ‘lawfare’ claims The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill is due for its second reading in the UK Parliament on Tuesday.

Human rights groups criticise Troubles Bill ‘lawfare’ claims

“Human rights protections uphold the very basic principle that no-one is above the law. Accountability strengthens trust. Impunity destroys it.” www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Israeli settlement under construction in the occupied West Bank. These settlements are illegal under international law.

Northern Ireland: Call on Irish FA to back UEFA suspension of Israel after FA Ireland votes for action

“The Irish FA can’t sit this one out.

“Football cannot preach fair play on the pitch while enabling human rights violations off it.” www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...

It’s time to show Israel the red card. 🟥

The Israel FA is in breach of FIFA statutes and international law as it allows clubs based in the Occupied Palestinian Territory to play in its leagues.

We're calling on the Irish FA to support the call to suspend Israel FA from UEFA and FIFA competitions.

This afternoon Nigel Farage failed to pass his bill to take the UK out of the ECHR. The ECHR protects us all and we must continue to resist attempts to remove this vital safety net. History teaches us clearly: rights can be lost quickly if we don't defend them.

History teaches us clearly: rights can be lost quickly if we don't defend them.

Act now: amn.st/633227EWl4

We will be marching in Belfast tomorrow with
@belfast-ipsc.bsky.social to call for the release of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya and thousands of other Palestinians still illegally detained in Israel.

Writers’ Square, Belfast - 12pm, Saturday 25 October.

Amnesty International UK is deeply saddened by the news of this morning's attack at the Heaton Park synagogue in north Manchester and condemns this horrific act of violence that has taken the lives of... Amnesty International UK is deeply saddened by the news of this morning's attack at the Heaton Park synagogue in north Manchester and condemns this horrific act of violence that has taken the lives of...

#Manchester “Our thoughts are with the Jewish community and those affected by this appalling attack on such an important and holy day in the Jewish calendar.

“Now more than ever, it is crucial to stand in solidarity with one another."

Full statement: www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...

Judge Howard Morrison enters a courtroom at the International Criminal Court – © ICC-CPI

This Thursday evening Shimna College in Newcastle, Co Down will host a very timely lecture by former International Criminal Court judge Sir Howard Morrison KC:

The International Rule of Law in a Changing World Order

Free tickets: www.shimnaintegratedcollege.org/post/gordon-...

Sunday World journalist Martin O’Hagan was shot dead by paramilitaries in Northern Ireland on this day in 2001.

No one has ever been held accountable.

We demand the Police Ombudsman’s report is published — and a fresh investigation into his murder. www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releas...

New call for probe into NI journalist’s murder ahead of 24th anniversary of LVF killing The continued failure to catch the killers of journalist Martin O’Hagan is unacceptable, a human rights campaigner has said.

Ahead of the 24th anniversary of the murder of NI journalist Martin O'Hagan, Amnesty International has called for a fresh investigation into the murder.

It also wants a long-awaited report by the Police Ombudsman to be released. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

Amnesty International has written to Northern Ireland Secretary of State Hilary Benn to request a public inquiry into unlawful state surveillance in Northern Ireland.

Amnesty's @patrick-corrigan.bsky.social spoke to Paul Clark at UTV News to explain why. #PressFreedom