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Sexual and reproductive rights (256)
Apr 26 2016 12:18pm
Married at 13 - thousands of girls in Burkina Faso denied a childhood against their will
'I never got to finish attending even the first year of primary sch...
Apr 25 2016 3:41pm
Burkina Faso: child marriage puts thousands of girls at grave risk
“My dad married me off to a 70-year-old man who already has five wi...
Apr 5 2016 1:38pm
Northern Ireland: ‘Never in public interest to turn women in need of healthcare into convicted criminals’ – Amnesty
‘In Northern Ireland, it seems a woman can now be found criminally ...
Apr 4 2016 4:44pm
Northern Ireland: A woman seeking an abortion is not a criminal warns Amnesty
Responding to reports today that a 21-year-old woman has been given...
Mar 31 2016 2:02pm
Burkina Faso, where women and girls are second-class citizens
Héléne didn’t know contraception existed until she already had three c...
Mar 24 2016 6:15pm
Northern Ireland: publication of abortion guidelines - long overdue and only a first step
“New guidance may help some women, but it won't help me and other w...
Feb 24 2016 9:22am
Amnesty Report: Northern Ireland criticised for failure on ‘dealing with the past’, abortion and marriage equality
“The last year has been marked by failure to deliver on key human r...
Feb 10 2016 4:21pm
Northern Ireland: vote to oppose abortion law change is a ‘betrayal of women and girls’
Amnesty International has criticised moves to oppose reform of Norther...
Feb 9 2016 1:48pm
Northern Ireland: Amnesty urges politicians to back abortion law change
Law reforms would be ‘important first steps’ to reaching global hum...
Feb 8 2016 11:27am
Northern Ireland: Contact your MLA to urge a vote for abortion law reform
A number of amendments have been proposed to the law in Northern Irela...