NORTHERN Ireland has been criticised for its same-sex marriage ban, strict abortion laws and issues around the legacy of the Troubles in a report on human rights.
Amnesty International's The State of the World's Human Rights gives an annual assessment of human rights around the globe.
For Northern Ireland, it raises how same-sex marriage remains outlawed unlike in Britain and the Republic, and abortion is permitted only in certain circumstances.
It highlights that recommendations from the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry, which concluded a year ago, have still not been implemented.
On legacy issues, the report mentions that proposals by the Lord Chief Justice to address a backlog of inquests have not been agreed.
It also notes the lack of a public inquiry into the 1989 murder of Pat Finucane, and legal cases relating to the 14 'Hooded Men' who claim they were tortured after being interned in 1971.
Northern Ireland has not had a power-sharing government in place for the past year amid political deadlock.
Grainne Teggart, Amnesty's Northern Ireland campaigns manager, said the collapse of talks on restoring the Stormont executive "is no justification for the continuing denial of rights".
"The secretary of state Karen Bradley must deliver on legacy issues, marriage equality and abortion reform," she said.
"Victims of Northern Ireland's conflict continue to suffer the consequences of political failure and non-delivery to properly address past human rights abuses.
"We welcome the secretary of state's comments that she will consult on implementation of bodies set out in the Stormont House Agreement and support reform of inquests.
"This must be done urgently and bring an end to the denial of truth and justice."
