Patrick Corrigan

An Óraid: The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's Dream Award-winning journalist Gary Younge brings to life the fascinating chronicle behind MartinLuther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

An Óraid: The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's Dream -
Gary Younge

7pm, Thurs 5 Feb - Coláiste Feirste, Belfast

Details: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-oraid-t...

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...

Almost 50 children referred to social services following NI race riots Almost 50 children have been referred to social services by the PSNI after race riots in Northern Ireland over the last two years.

Almost 50 children referred to social services following NI race riots @ismiseliam.bsky.social

Child criminal exploitation by racist thugs. To force other children from their homes through violence.

The self-styled 'defenders of women and children'. www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

JOB ALERT!

If you want to strengthen human rights protections in Northern Ireland, come work with us (I'm on the Board) at the Human Rights Consortium in a new role of Human Rights Advocacy and Research Officer.

Info: www.humanrightsconsortium.org/job-advertis...

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...

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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Write a letter, change a life. Join Amnesty International for Write for Rights

🗓 Saturday 13 December 2025
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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.

Image: clip from Guardian newspaper, Sep 13 2025

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has pledged to arrest Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu if he comes to NYC.

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu in 2024. He is accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

NI Education: Over 50 children unaccounted for in the school system The Education Authority is trying to trace the pupils as it is not clear what school they now go to.

24 children have been missing from Harryville Primary School in Ballymena since the start of the term - Education Authority

Another 'triumph' for the "defending women and children" mob after burning migrant families out of their homes. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Newry: Men who claimed abuse by paedophile priest awarded £1.2m The settlements were reached over historic physical and serious sexual assaults inflicted by the late Fr Malachy Finegan.

Very welcome news for these abuse survivors.

But out-of-court settlements are no substitute for the 'sunlight as disinfectant' of a public inquiry that NI clerical abuse victims have demanded.

'Five men to receive £1.2m in damages in priest sex abuse case' - BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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 article: summary -- The Sunday World’s Hugh Jordan was informed this week that he was one of eight reporters who had been spied on by the PSNI. Today the veteran reporter says the authorities should always remember that journalism isn’t a crime.

Sunday World journalist Hugh Jordan has revealed he is one of the 8 journalists now known to have had their telephone data accessed by the PSNI. All almost certainly unlawfully.

He was informed by Angus McCullough KC, who has investigated PSNI use of covert surveillance powers.

Sunday World article: summary -- The Sunday World’s Hugh Jordan was informed this week that he was one of eight reporters who had been spied on by the PSNI. Today the veteran reporter says the authorities should always remember that journalism isn’t a crime.

Sunday World journalist Hugh Jordan has revealed he is one of the 8 journalists now known to have had their telephone data accessed by the PSNI. All almost certainly unlawfully.

He was informed by Angus McCullough KC, who has investigated PSNI use of covert surveillance powers.

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...

Thanks Paul. We will keep pushing.

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

McCullough Review: Arrangements for publication of the Review report on Wednesday 24 September 2025

The report of the McCullough Review into PSNI covert surveillance of journalists, lawyers and others will be published on Wednesday 24 September, 11:30am.

More: www.mcculloughreview.org/news/arrange...

Screenshot of BBC report: Trump visit will be out of sight of public. Photo caption: Security fences have been set up in front of Windsor Castle There have been protesters in Windsor with anti-Trump placards while US flags are hung along the high street in welcome. But the visiting president won’t see either opponents or supporters, because the visit is going to take place entirely away from the public.

The most telling aspect of Donald Trump's state visit to the UK is that it's all taking place behind closed doors, walls and high barriers designed to keep ordinary people out of sight. Speaks volumes.

Text: IN THE INVESTIGATORY POWERS TRIBUNAL At 10:30am BETWEEN (1) MR VINCENT KEARNEY (2) BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION CLAIMANTS and THE CHIEF CONSTABLE OF THE POLICE SERVICE OF NORTHERN IRELAND and OTHERS RESPONDENT And MR CHRISTOPHER DAVID SAMUEL MOORE CLAIMANTS and THE CHIEF CONSTABLE OF THE POLICE SERVICE OF NORTHERN IRELAND and OTHERS RESPONDENT

Latest hearing in the PSNI covert surveillance of journalists scandal will take place today, 10:30am at the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, London.

This time it involves well-known journalists Vincent Kearney, Chris Moore and BBC vs PSNI, the Met, MI5 and others. #PressFreedom

Screenshot of list of documents from the 1980s on the NI Department of Education website

There are 2938 publications on the Department of Education NI website, some of them going back to the 1980s.

But it is a research report about the experiences of LGBT pupils in NI post-primary schools that the Department has chosen to delete to keep the site 'up to date'. 🤔

Screenshot of list of documents from the 1980s on the NI Department of Education website

There are 2938 publications on the Department of Education NI website, some of them going back to the 1980s.

But it is a research report about the experiences of LGBT pupils in NI post-primary schools that the Department has chosen to delete to keep the site 'up to date'. 🤔

Findings included:

🏳️‍🌈 lack of teaching about LGBT issues on curriculum

🏳️‍🌈 unhelpful sexual health educ

🏳️‍🌈 almost 4/10 pupils saying they were made to feel uncomfortable by teachers

🏳️‍🌈 those who reported bullying to staff being left unsatisfied by how complaint was handled.

Two-thirds of LGBT pupils 'feel unwelcome at NI schools' Almost half of LGBT young people have experienced bullying due to their sexual orientation, research finds.

The best way for the Minister to ensure up-to-date research on the experiences of LGBT pupils in our schools is to commission new research.

Previous research found 2/3 of LGBT young people did not feel welcomed or valued in their NI post-primary school. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-nort...

Front cover of research report: POST-PRIMARY SCHOOL EXPERIENCES OF 16-21 YEAR OLD PEOPLE WHO ARE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND/OR TRANSGENDER (LGBT)

🏳️‍🌈 Want to read the research on experiences of LGBT pupils in NI schools which Minister Paul Givan says has been removed from Department of Education website 'to ensure the information is up to date'?

You can still (at least for now) download it from the Department website: tinyurl.com/4dh78t78

"In the ensuing days of violent disorder, described by police as "racist thuggery", families were burned out of their homes and more than 100 police officers were injured. Around a quarter of those arrested (14) were aged under 18. According to police data, minors are statistically rare perpetrators of domestic abuse, accounting for less than 4% of cases each year. Last month, The Detail reported that almost half of those arrested for the August 2024 race riots in Belfast had previously been reported for domestic abuse. Nine of the 48 people arrested were minors."

Given that around a quarter of those arrested (14 out of 53) were children, the % of adult male racist rioters previously reported to the police for domestic violence is even greater than the 36% reported here.

One in three arrested for Ballymena riots had been reported for domestic abuse “They use the language of ‘violence against women and girls’ as a smokescreen to cover for the racism"

More than a third of those arrested during the violent disorder in Ballymena and surrounding towns had previously been reported to the PSNI for domestic abuse - @thedetailtv.bsky.social @lukejbutterly.bsky.social www.thedetail.tv/articles/one...

Image of racist violence with headline: One in three arrested for Ballymena riots had been reported for domestic abuse - screenshot from The Detail article by Luke Butterly

Remember those 'defenders of women and girls'...?

One in three arrested for Ballymena racist riots had been reported for domestic abuse -
@thedetailtv.bsky.social @lukejbutterly.bsky.social