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Open Recruitment could end Public Appointment Row Says ICCL
- News Item
- February 13, 2009
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said that open and transparent recruitment procedures could end the ongoing row over Government nominations to well-paid public positions.
The rights watchdog’s comments came as controversy cont...
Civil Partnership Law is “Litmus Test” of Government’s Commitment to Equality, Say Experts
- News Item
- February 11, 2009
Top family law experts gathered at the Oireachtas today to brief elected representatives on the legal consequences and human rights implications of the Civil Partnership Bill.
Hailed as “the most comprehensive reform of family law in a generat...
ICCL reacts to new appointment to GSOC
- News Item
- February 4, 2009
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has reacted to the news that the Government has decided to recommend that a retired Secretary General of two Government departments be appointed as the next Chairperson of the Garda Ombudsman Commission.&#...
The General Scheme of the Civil Partnership Bill: Legal Consequences and Human Rights Implications (ICCL Seminar Series, Volume 1, January 2009)
- Publication
- January 20, 2009
Volume 1 of the ICCL Seminar Series brings together in an edited form papers first given at the ICCL Seminar The General Scheme of the Civil Partnership Bill: Legal Consequences and Human Rights Implications which took place on Friday, 18 July 2008 at the Equality Authority, Clonmel Street, Dublin 2. The volume also features an additional contribution by Dr Simone Wong.
Alliance Admires Principled Stance of Equality Chief
- News Item
- December 12, 2008
Equality & Rights Alliance today said that it admired and supported the principled and courageous stance taken by Niall Crowley in resigning as Chief Executive of The Equality Authority.
The coalition of 71 civil society organisations said t...
Crowley Resignation is Principled Response to Government Attacks on Equality, says ICCL
- News Item
- December 12, 2008
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has extended its unqualified support to the former Chief Executive of the Equality Authority, Mr. Niall Crowley, who has resigned in protest at the Equality Authority being rendered a lame duck agency by t...
Groups Call for Principled Politicians to Stand Up for Human Rights and Equality
- News Item
- December 9, 2008
On International Human Rights Day (Wednesday 10 December 2008), the Equality & Rights Alliance (ERA) will be calling for principled politicians of all parties to stand up for human rights and equality.
A delegation of the Alliance, a coaliti...
ICCL Gives Cautious Welcome to New Government Plans on Rendition
- News Item
- November 1, 2008
Ireland's human rights watchdog, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has cautiously welcomed Government plans to call upon the new US administration to respect human rights by ending rendition, closing Guantánamo Bay and ceasing to use tort...
ICCL Urges Caution on Adoption of Pepper Spray Weapons
- News Item
- October 23, 2008
Reacting to this morning’s announcement that pepper spray weapons will be piloted in operational use by Gardaí, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has insisted that any Garda issued with such weapons be properly trained in their use, and...
