A top UN expert has said that fully implementing new human rights standards could improve the lives of vulnerable people held in psychiatric hospitals, prisons and other closed institutions in Ireland. Dr. Silvia Casale, Chair of the United Nations Sub-Committee …
Hundreds of Festival-goers Visit ICCL Love Equality Marquee
Over 1,100 festival-goers signed an open letter to An Taoiseach calling for a referendum to change the definition of the family in the Constitution and almost 700 friends and couples had special digital ‘wedding photographs’ taken at the ICCL’s Love …
Minister is Right to Revoke Licence to Kill, says the ICCL
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has warmly welcomed reports that the new Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Mr. Brian Lenihan, TD does not plan to proceed with the Criminal Law (Defence of Life and Property) Bill …
Fact Sheet on the Criminal Justice Bill 2007
Fact Sheet on the Criminal Justice Bill 2007. What you need to know about the Criminal Justice Bill 2007
Monitoring Civil and Political Rights in Ireland, 2007
ICCPR Information Sheet on Joint Project 2007.
ICCL calls for new Council to Strengthen Judicial Accountability
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called for the introduction of a Judicial Council to strengthen the accountability of the Irish judiciary. The recommendation is made in a new report JUSTICE MATTERS; Independence, Accountability and the Irish Judiciary, …
ICCL Facilitates Visit by High-Level Turkish Human Rights Delegation
In June 2006, the Council of Europe and the European Commission requested the ICCL to facilitate a visit to Ireland by the Turkish Human Rights Presidency and Human Rights Boards. The ICCL carried out this task in partnership with the …
Submission on Garda Diversity Strategy July 2007
Submission on Garda Diversity Strategy July 2007.
Justice Matters: Independence, Accountability and the Irish Judiciary [Parts 1 and 2] (July 2007)
Justice Matters: Independence, Accountability and the Irish Judiciary (July 2007). Download Parts 1 and Part 2.
Ireland Faces EU Court Action over Inaction on Race, says the ICCL
The Government could end up before the European Court of Justice if it fails to act on a formal request by the European Commission to fully implement EU rules banning discrimination on the grounds of race or ethnic origin, the …
Annual Report 2006
ICCL Annual Report 2006.
New Government Must Reform Discrimination Law, says European Watchdog
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 standards. The 30-page report, by the …
Human rights should be an “anchor” for criminal justice policy
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 standards …
Release Torture Watchdog Report on Garda Stations, says the ICCL
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 CPT …
Publication of Immigration Bill a “political stunt”, says the ICCL
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, Mr Mark Kelly said: …
Garda Pocket Human Rights Guide is “a milestone”, says the ICCL
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 …
ICCL Position on Provisions in the Twenty-Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2007: Commentary on Strict/Absolute Liability and Soft Information, 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. Download the pdf here.
Garda Pocket Human Rights Guide, published in association with An Garda Síochána (April 2007)
Garda Pocket Human Rights Guide, published in association with An Garda Síochána (April 2007).
TASC Audit Spotlights Democratic Deficit says ICCL Director
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-busting report, …
ICCL backs European Parliament call for Dáil rendition inquiry
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has warmly welcomed today’s European Parliament decision to call for a Dáil inquiry into Ireland’s collusion in the practice of rendition (unlawful prisoner transfers). The call was made today after the European Parliament voted …