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Thursday 9 August, 2018

'I was 13 when the Pope came to Ireland and I was raped by a priest the next year'
# Opinion
# Opinion

'I was 13 when the Pope came to Ireland and I was raped by a priest the next year'

Aug 9th 2018, 7:00 AM 98,630 Views 141 Comments

Colm O’Gorman says he had believed Pope John Paul II when he said he loved the young people of Ireland – but instead, the pope protected his institution, not children.

Friday 28 April, 2017

'Trump's ban and inflammatory rhetoric have emboldened anti-Muslim behaviour'
# 100 Days Of Hate
# 100 Days Of Hate

'Trump's ban and inflammatory rhetoric have emboldened anti-Muslim behaviour'

Apr 28th 2017, 8:30 PM 75 Views 75 Comments

The Trump administration’s ongoing threats to human rights remain but so does the resolve to defeat them, writes Colm O’Gorman.

Friday 20 January, 2017

Colm O'Gorman: 'I have resolved to work every day to prove that love can trump hate'
# Column
# Column

Colm O'Gorman: 'I have resolved to work every day to prove that love can trump hate'

Jan 20th 2017, 7:15 AM 485 Views 102 Comments

For those of us who care deeply about freedom and human rights, there has never been a more vital moment for activism, writes Colm O’Gorman.

Monday 6 October, 2014

Column: In El Salvador, a total ban on abortion has led to death and decades of imprisonment
# Women
# Women

Column: In El Salvador, a total ban on abortion has led to death and decades of imprisonment

Oct 6th 2014, 8:00 AM 195 Views 131 Comments

In El Salvador, one of only nine countries in the world that has a total ban on abortion, suicide accounts for 57% of all deaths of pregnant girls aged under 19.

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Wednesday 22 January, 2014

Column: The abuse a US President – and the world – chooses to ignore
# Opinion
# Opinion

Column: The abuse a US President – and the world – chooses to ignore

Jan 22nd 2014, 7:00 AM 36 Views 38 Comments

In January 2009, Barack Obama signed an executive order to close the notorious detention centre at Guantánamo Bay. Five years on, detainees remain uncharged and subjected to waterboarding, prolonged isolation and force feeding.

Monday 11 November, 2013

Column: An oil spill in America provoked outrage, but other victims are more easily ignored
# Opinion
# Opinion

Column: An oil spill in America provoked outrage, but other victims are more easily ignored

Nov 11th 2013, 7:30 PM 19 Views 14 Comments

People in the oil-producing areas of the Niger Delta have suffered thousands of oil spills – which have ruined livelihoods, public health and the environment. Why are they not being listened to? Because oil companies control information about the spills.

Wednesday 31 July, 2013

Column: It's time to give our citizens the Republic they deserve
# Opinion
# Opinion

Column: It's time to give our citizens the Republic they deserve

Jul 31st 2013, 8:30 PM 28 Views 92 Comments

The poverty and deprivation visible to the men and women who founded our republic drove them to include human rights in the founding texts of our state; it is time to have the courage to realise their dream, write Colm O’Gorman

Tuesday 26 March, 2013

Column: The arms trade is global, deadly and very poorly regulated
# Opinion
# Opinion

Column: The arms trade is global, deadly and very poorly regulated

Mar 26th 2013, 6:30 PM 69 Views 33 Comments

A global arms trade treaty could save some of the estimated 200,000 people killed every year as a result of armed conflict – but its success depends on the US President holding his nerve, writes Colm O’Gorman. If President Obama can hold his nerve.

Thursday 14 February, 2013

Colm O'Gorman: Why we can't afford to forget about Bahrain
# Column
# Column

Colm O'Gorman: Why we can't afford to forget about Bahrain

Feb 14th 2013, 1:00 PM 33 Views 11 Comments

It is the second anniversary of the uprising in Bahrain but prisoners of conscience are still behind bars, writes the head of Amnesty International Ireland.

Thursday 8 November, 2012

Colm O'Gorman: The State failed children, but so too did society
# Opinion
# Opinion

Colm O'Gorman: The State failed children, but so too did society

Nov 8th 2012, 6:00 PM 106 Views 71 Comments

The head of Amnesty International Ireland addresses concerns of the ‘No’ camp in Children’s Referendum – and says the Constitution will still be unambiguous in asserting the status of the family.

Sunday 17 June, 2012

Column: Aung San Suu Kyi’s Irish visit is a historic moment. Here’s why.
# Opinion
# Opinion

Column: Aung San Suu Kyi’s Irish visit is a historic moment. Here’s why.

Jun 17th 2012, 6:30 PM 86 Views 9 Comments

The iconic former political prisoner is able to travel at last. Let’s stand with her, writes Colm O’Gorman.

Tuesday 27 September, 2011

Column: We know the horrific details of clerical abuse - but do we understand why it flourished?
# Column
# Column

Column: We know the horrific details of clerical abuse - but do we understand why it flourished?

Sep 27th 2011, 2:19 PM 120 Views 4 Comments

Amnesty International Ireland director Colm O’Gorman explains the responsibility we all have to create a society where abuse can’t exist on an industrial scale, as detailed in the ‘In Plain Sight’ report.

Wednesday 7 September, 2011

Column: Don’t look for a messiah in our next President
# Opinion
# Opinion

Column: Don’t look for a messiah in our next President

Sep 7th 2011, 7:43 AM 17 Views 31 Comments

The race for the Áras may be dramatic – but real change will only come from somewhere else, writes Colm O’Gorman.

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