The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said that the Criminal Procedure Bill published today (Monday 25 April 2009) by Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Mr Dermot Ahern TD, sells victims short. Speaking shortly after the pu...

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has described Dermot Ahern’s plans to rush a spate of new criminal justice measures through the Dáil as “deeply misguided”. ICCL Director Mr Mark Kelly was responding to reports that the Minist...

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has warned that any expansion in the role of the Special Criminal Court is likely to present insurmountable legal difficulties.  The rights watchdog was reacting to this afternoon’s announcement by...

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has welcomed the Second Interim Report of the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children, which was published this morning (7 May 2009). The rights watchdog said that the Committee’s repor...