The ICCL has commented on the final annual report of the Garda Síochána Complaints Board, which was released today. The report details the Board’s operations in 2007 during which time it handed over the receipt of complaints to the newly-created …

Information Pack for NGOs.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has welcomed the United Nations Human Rights Committee’s Concluding Observations on Ireland, released today following the State’s examination in Geneva last week. The Committee’s list of concerns catalogues Ireland’s failure to uphold human …

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has expressed deep disappointment at the Government’s stoic response to the questions put to it by the United Nations Human Rights Committee today. A number of the key concerns laid out in the …

The Attorney General, Mr. Paul Gallagher SC, is currently undergoing a grilling in Geneva by the UN’s top human rights experts. The UN Human Rights Committee this morning heard a delegation of Irish non-governmental organisations (NGOs), outline its concerns about …

One of Australia’s top judges will spotlight the crucial human rights monitoring role of the United Nations at an event timed to coincide with Ireland’s appearance before the United Nations Human Rights Committee tomorrow (14 July 2008). Justice Michael Kirby …

Leading NGOs contribute to UN examination of Ireland’s human rights record. Download the document here.

Leading human rights groups in Ireland and the United Kingdom have today called for urgent reform of surveillance laws, after securing a significant victory in their case before the European Court of Human Rights. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties …

This morning, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is expecting the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in a case brought jointly with Liberty and British-Irish Rights Watch. The case revolves around the interception over a seven …

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has given a qualified welcome to the decision of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to publish the Heads of a Civil Partnership Bill. Speaking shortly after the Scheme was released, …

ICCL Annual Report 2007.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has responded to a new initiative by Justice Minister Dermot Ahern TD by calling for a far better deal for victims of crime. Speaking shortly after the Minister’s press conference today, ICCL Director …

ICCL is pleased to announce the publication of a new report focusing on the rights of victims of crime within the Irish criminal justice system. A Better Deal for victims: ICCL publishes report on the rights of victims of crime …

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is pleased to announce the publication of two complimentary reports on the rights of victims and defendants in the Irish criminal justice system; Taking Liberties and A Better Deal: the Human Rights of …

Taking Liberties outlines the human rights implications of last year’s report by the Balance in the Criminal Law Review Group (the Hogan Group).  This report proposed a series of measures that would diminish the rights of accused people, without improving …

A Better Deal: The Human Rights of Victims in the Criminal Justice System (June 2008).

Summary and Issues of Concern. You can download the document here.

ICCL Charter on the Rights of Victims of Crime (June 2008).

The Government faces a “summer grilling” from the United Nations Human Rights Committee according to official papers released by the UN today (14 May 2008). Three leading human rights groups (ICCL, FLAC and IPRT) have welcomed the publication of the …

The sixth report of the Morris Tribunal, published by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform this afternoon (7 May 2008), once again highlights disgraceful conduct by certain Gardaí. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) fully agrees with …