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Mother of Dara Quigley and ICCL call for image-based sexual abuse to be criminalised

27 November 2020 *find here a full statement from Aileen Malone The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and Aileen Malone, mother of deceased journalist Dara Quigley, have together called … Read More...

ICCL welcomes anti-torture report, calls for long overdue ratification of UN treaty

24 November 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has welcomed the publication of the report by the Council of Europe’s Committee on the Prevention of Torture today following its visit … Read More...

ICCL calls for urgent action on image-based sexual abuse

19 November 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is deeply troubled by news that tens of thousands of personally explicit images and videos were shared online this week without … Read More...

ICCL statement on proposals to introduce new fines for drinking in public

17 November 2020 There has been an impassioned response to video footage of people drinking in public as the country lives under level 5 restrictions. That response includes a proposal to introduce … Read More...

ICCL calls on Gardaí to end use of humiliating spit hoods following Northern Ireland report

12 November 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is again calling on An Garda Síochána to immediately end the use of spit hoods. The Northern Ireland Policing Board has today released … [Read More...]

ICCLtweet@ICCLtweet·

27 Nov

Good news! Confirmed that the Bill to outlaw image-based sexual abuse will come before the Justice Committee on Tuesday.

Read our recommendations on the Bill here: https://www.iccl.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ICCL-UCD-Submission-on-Harassment-Harmful-Communications-Bill.pdf

#Justice4Dara #EndIBSA

Doireann Ansbro@DoireannAnsbro

Really important discussion of the Bill proposing to criminalise #ImageBasedSexualAbuse due at Oireachtas Justice Committee next Tuesday at 4pm. Properly defining non-consent will be key. For more @e_farries+@ICCLtweet recs see http://bit.ly/2KHQoLj

#Justice4Dara #EndIBSA https://twitter.com/e_farries/status/1332361744493252608

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27 Nov

In celebration of human rights day on 10 December, ICCL has invited a number of experts in their fields to look at the pressing human rights issues emerging from the pandemic.

Register now for #RightsInThePandemic:

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/human-rights-in-a-global-pandemic-tickets-130781461873

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Elizabeth Farries @e_farries·

27 Nov

We've been working for years to end #ImageBasedSexualAbuse in Ireland

A Bill criminalising this abuse is moving forward. My coauthored submission with @DoireannAnsbro & @ICCLtweet gives recommendations: https://bit.ly/2KHQoLj

In memory of Dara Quigley

#Justice4Dara #EndIBSA

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aileen @aileendub·

27 Nov

👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻#Justice4Dara #EndIBSA #endimagebasedcrime https://twitter.com/iccltweet/status/1332271199884337153

ICCLtweet@ICCLtweet

It's time for #Justice4Dara. At long last a law against the image-based sexual abuse Dara suffered will come before the Justice Committee next Tuesday.

Read our press release and statement from Dara's mother Aileen & sign the petition to #EndIBSA here:

https://www.iccl.ie/news/mother-of-dara-quigley-and-iccl-call-for-image-based-sexual-abuse-to-be-criminalised/

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Cónal Thomas @ConalThomas·

27 Nov

Dara Quigley's mother Aileen:

"Now we realise that what happened to Dara was not an isolated incident. It is happening on a grand scale and specifically to Irish women because there are no specific laws in place to protect them." https://twitter.com/ICCLtweet/status/1332271199884337153

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27 Nov

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26 Nov

Save the Date!! 10 December!

To celebrate Human Rights Day we'll host a lunchtime seminar on covid and urgent human rights issues.

With speakers from the WHO, the Irish Centre for Human Rights & the European Centre for Not-for-Profit Law, it promises to be a great discussion!

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PILA Ireland @PILAireland·

26 Nov

Scheme aims to provide free legal services to those in need https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/scheme-aims-to-provide-free-legal-services-to-those-in-need-1.4420158

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Liam Herrick @liamherrick·

24 Nov

This is quite shocking by PSNI - and the onus is now on Garda Commissioner to follow the evidence and the views of the @PolicingAuthIRL @ICCLtweet @AmnestyIreland and halt use of spithoods https://twitter.com/amnestyni/status/1330976358340702209

Amnesty Int'l NI@AmnestyNI

Extraordinary decision today by PSNI Chief Constable to defy the Policing Board by issuing spit hoods to thousands of officers, despite Board’s clear recommendation just a week ago that they should be withdrawn from use. Comment by @PatrickCorrigan ⤵️

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Dublin Inquirer @DublinInquirer·

25 Nov

“We all need to continue to follow public health guidance … But the government must encourage compliance by appealing to our sense of the common good not by threatening us with sticks and sanctions,” writes @DoireannAnsbro of @ICCLtweet.
https://dublininquirer.com/2020/11/25/doireann-expansion-of-garda-powers-to-fight-covid-19-risks-our-democratic-values

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Mother of Dara Quigley and ICCL call for image-based sexual abuse to be criminalised

ICCL welcomes anti-torture report, calls for long overdue ratification of UN treaty

ICCL calls for urgent action on image-based sexual abuse

ICCL statement on proposals to introduce new fines for drinking in public

ICCL calls on Gardaí to end use of humiliating spit hoods following Northern Ireland report

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