The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has welcomed the prospect of a renewed Dáil debate on a Civil Unions Bill. Mr. Mark Kelly, Director of the ICCL, said the reintroduction of the Bill this evening (31 October 2007) provides an important op...

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said that expanding the role of the Special Criminal Court to include gangland crime would place Ireland “in the dock” with the United Nations Human Rights Committee. Reacting to recent calls ...

 19 October 2007 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has warmly welcomed today's groundbreaking High Court judgment in the Lydia Foy case.Speaking shortly after the release of the judgment, ICCL Director Mr Mark Kelly said:“The Foy judgm...

In a joint statement released today (Wednesday 10 October 2007), the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) welcomed the Government’s decision to publish the latest report by the Council of Europe’s human...