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“Child Protection Changes Needed Now, says ICCL”
- News Item
- June 16, 2009
It is possible to protect children from exploitation in a more robust manner than under the current law, without trampling upon fundamental principles of justice and fairness, lawyers will argue today (16 June 2009) at an expert briefing for TDs, Sen...
ICCL Constitution
- Publication
- June 12, 2009
ICCL Constitution
The Constitution of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties. Last amended at the ICCL AGM on 25 June 2011.
Rebecca Miller Opens Human Rights Film Gala
- News Item
- June 12, 2009
Rebecca Miller was in Dublin this evening (Thursday, 11 June 2009), to open the inaugural Irish Council for Civil Liberties’ (ICCL) Human Rights Film Gala.
The Connecticut-born actress, writer and director joined filmmakers Jim and Kirsten Sherida...
Anger at Agency’s Policy to Stifle Political Debate
- News Item
- June 4, 2009
On the eve of the local elections, rights groups have made a formal complaint to Ireland’s Standards in Public Office Commission and to the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights about a political campaigning policy issued by the ...
Ahern’s Crime Bill Sells Victims Short, says ICCL
- News Item
- May 25, 2009
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...
Ahern’s crime plans are deeply misguided says the ICCL
- News Item
- May 20, 2009
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...
Government Must Not Surrender Fair Trial Rights to Criminal Gangs says the ICCL
- News Item
- May 13, 2009
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...
Legislators Can Protect Children and Respect the Rule of Law says the ICCL
- News Item
- May 7, 2009
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...
Intelligence-led policing is the way to tackle gangland crime says the ICCL
- News Item
- April 17, 2009
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has given a cautious welcome to the Criminal Justice (Surveillance) Bill 2009 published by the Minister for Justice this morning (17 April 2009) and stressed that intelligence-led policing, and not the res...
