As part of our EU- funded project – From law to practice: Strengthening procedural rights in police custody – on 19th and 20th July 2022 ICCL hosted a regional consultation. Police, government officials, defence lawyers, forensic psychiatrists, experts in technology and …
5 August 2022 After years of campaigning by civil society the Government is taking steps to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT), an innovative treaty that requires the inspection of all places of detention by national …
ICCL has been campaigning for the ratification of the Optional Protocol Against Torture for years. Finally after a significant period of inaction, the Government is taking steps towards ratification. ICCL stands for a country where everyone feels safe, no matter …
27 July 2022 The UN Human Rights Committee’s concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Ireland have been published today. The Committee’s strong recommendations mirror much of ICCL’s longstanding positions on a wide range of rights, and call on …
20 July 2022 ICCL has learned with great sadness about the death of our friend and colleague Dr Vicky Conway. Vicky was a brilliant and ground-breaking academic who made an enormous contribution to Irish law. Vicky was also committed to …
19 July 2022 In a letter today to EU Commission President von der Leyen, the EU Ombudsman has said that the Commission’s June 2022 reply to inquiries arising from an ICCL complaint to the Ombudsman are not satisfactory. The complaint …
15 July 2022 ICCL and 22 other national organisations have today issued an open letter to the government and party leaders in the Oireachtas sounding the alarm that the ongoing abuse of parliamentary processes cannot continue. The letter expresses dissatisfaction with …
23 June 2022 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called on government to respond immediately, with specific actions, to the distressing information contained in the Irish Travellers’ Access to Justice (ITAJ) report released this morning. ICCL Executive …
6 June 2022 The UN has received a report calling for steps to be taken against potential racial biases in policing, and for an end to the parallel system of justice in operation at the Special Criminal Court. The Irish …
6 June 2022 ICCL has just submitted a report to the UN Human Rights Committee, which will be examining civil and political rights in Ireland from 4-7 July 2022. We find gaps under the Right to Life, Freedom from Torture …
ICCL is campaigning for root-and-branch reform of the coroners system. We all hope that when a loved one dies, they go peacefully. If someone dies tragically, we hope that the bereaved will be met with compassion and competence, as they …
1 June 2022 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said that the power to compel a password violates people’s rights and must be removed from a Bill currently passing through the Oireachtas. Given An Garda Síochána’s poor record …
30 May 2022 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is set to tell the Oireachtas Justice Committee that the coroner system is in need of root-and-branch reform. The Committee is examining the issue on Tuesday. ICCL will say that …
25 May 2022 ICCL strongly opposes the use of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) for law enforcement and in public spaces. In our submission to the Oireachtas on the Garda Digital Recordings Bill ICCL has already called for a ban on the police …
17 May 2022 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said the Mother and Baby Homes redress scheme must be significantly broadened to include all survivors. In a submission to the Oireachtas Children’s Committee, the human rights organisation said …
6 May 2022 ICCL has lodged a follow-up complaint about An Post GeoDirectory, which is selling personal data about 2.2 million Irish households. We found that GeoDirectory was using data gathered by An Post delivery people in the data packages …
11 May 2022 Access to the full range of medical treatment for pregnant people is a matter of human rights which must be guaranteed in new National Maternity Hospital. The new NMH must be able to withstand future legal or …
3 May 2022 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has revealed that An Post and Ordnance Survey Ireland’s GeoDirectory is selling incredibly personal information, such as social class and family status, about us to companies such as Experian and …
