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New Government Must Reform Discrimination Law, says European Watchdog
- News Item
- May 24, 2007
In a new report released this morning (Thursday, 24 May 2007), the Council of Europe’s anti-racism watchdog calls for reform of anti-discrimination law, and strongly criticises Ireland’s track record in implementing international human right stan...
Human rights should be an “anchor” for criminal justice policy
- News Item
- May 3, 2007
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said that the Criminal Justice Act 2007 and the proposed Criminal Law (Defence of Life and Property) Bill 2007 are symptomatic of a legislative failure to comply with international human rights standar...
Release Torture Watchdog Report on Garda Stations, says the ICCL
- News Item
- May 1, 2007
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called on the Government to release a new report on conditions in Garda stations by the Council of Europe’s anti-torture watchdog, the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT).
The...
Publication of Immigration Bill a “political stunt”, says the ICCL
- News Item
- April 27, 2007
The publication of the Immigration, Residence and Protection Bill 2007 is “a political stunt”, according to the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL).
Speaking shortly after the Bill was published by the Tánaiste, the ICCL’s Director, ...
Garda Pocket Human Rights Guide is “a milestone”, says the ICCL
- News Item
- April 26, 2007
A new Human Rights Guide is “an important milestone on the path to Garda reform”, according to the ICCL’s Director Mark Kelly.
The “Short Guide to the European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003” has been produced by An Garda Síochá...
Garda Pocket Human Rights Guide, published in association with An Garda Síochána (April 2007)
- Publication
- April 6, 2007
Garda Pocket Human Rights Guide, published in association with An Garda Síochána (April 2007)
What's Wrong with the Criminal Justice Bill? (April 2007)
- Publication
- April 6, 2007
What's Wrong with the Criminal Justice Bill? (April 2007)
ICCL Position on Provisions in the Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2007: Commentary on Strict/Absolute Liability and Soft Information, April 2007
- Publication
- April 6, 2007
TASC Audit Spotlights Democratic Deficit says ICCL Director
- News Item
- April 4, 2007
A new report, Power to the People? Assessing Democracy in Ireland, by the independent think tank TASC “spotlights a democratic deficit at the heart of Irish politics,” according to the ICCL’s Director Mr Mark Kelly.
“This is a myth-busti...
ICCL Welcomes Dáil Civil Unions Debate
- News Item
- February 20, 2007
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has welcomed the Dáil debate on the Civil Unions Bill, which seeks to improve the rights of same sex couples.
Mr. Mark Kelly, Director, Irish Council for Civil Liberties, said the Bill provided a significan...
