Dublin, 31 January 2018 ICCL is delighted that our Executive Director, Liam Herrick, is named amongst a host of very impressive recipients of Open Society Foundation’s New Executives Fund for 2017. These funds are granted to support new leaders in …
ICCL outlines vision for radical reform of policing in Ireland
Dublin, 30 January 2018 In a report calling for radical reform of the entire system of policing in Ireland, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called for human rights to become the cornerstone of the current process …
Rights-Based Policing: how do we get there?
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) welcomes the establishment of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland, having long campaigned for the overhaul of laws, structures and practices concerning policing in Ireland. Indeed, ICCL’s establishment in 1976 …
Rights-Based Policing: how do we get there?
Submission Launch – Tuesday 30 January 2018 RIGHTS-BASED POLICING – ICCL submission to CFP DATE: Tuesday 30 January 2018 TIME: 6 – 8pm* VENUE: Wood Quay Venue, Dublin City Council Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 Ireland is at a …
EU Rights Agency Highlights Difficulties Facing Civil Society in Member States, including Ireland
Dublin, 18 January 2018 The EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) today released a report detailing the increasing difficulties for civil society organisations (CSOs) operating within the EU. In a highly critical report, the agency details the hostile environment for …
ICCL statement on the death of Donal Barrington
The staff and board of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) wishes to express our deepest sympathy on the death of Donal Barrington, former Supreme Court Judge, judge of European Court of First Instance, first President of the Irish …
JUSTICIA statement on case of Beuze v Belgium at ECHR
JUSTICIA European Rights Network Statement concerning the case of Beuze v Belgium (no. 71409/10) Hearing before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights, 20 December 2017 On 20 December 2017, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human …
Rights News no. 34 – Autumn/Winter 2017
ICCL’s newsletter for Autumn/Winter 2017 is now available as a PDF: Rights News Autumn Winter 2017 and on ISSUU, below. If you’d like to subscribe to Rights News, let us know by writing to info@iccl.ie.
Election regulations are shutting down civil society: ICCL
8 December 2017 Election regulations are shutting down civil society, states ICCL The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is today calling on Government to address deficiencies in Ireland’s electoral laws which are imposing severe restrictions on Irish civil society …
ICCL Submission to Oireachtas Justice Committee on the Data Retention Bill 2017
On 16 November 2017 the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, together with Digital Rights Ireland, submitted a report to the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Justice and Equality on the Data Retention Bill. Here is the full text of our submission: …
Open letter to Brexit negotiators from island-wide coalition of NGOs
The ICCL has convened a coalition of organisations in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to campaign for human rights to be put front and centre in the Brexit negotiations. On 1 December 2017 the coalition sent an open letter to all negotiating …
Executive Director Liam Herrick’s article on the future of policing in Ireland
Irish Examiner. Tuesday, November 28, 2017 At its most basic level, policing is about investigating the truth and holding individuals to account. In the past week, as the political scandal surrounding the handling of whistleblower Maurice McCabe threatened the future of …
ICCL launches training on Victims of Crime Act 2017
Dublin, 28 November 2017 The Victims’ Rights Alliance (VRA), of which ICCL is a member, yesterday broadly welcomed the commencement of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017. ICCL, The Bar of Ireland and The Law Society of Ireland …
Human Rights Organisations call on Department of Justice to implement Ombudsman findings on Magdalene Redress Scheme
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), Justice for Magdalenes Research (JFMR), Sage Support and Advocacy Service (SAGE), the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) and Amnesty International Ireland have strongly welcomed today’s report by Ombudsman Peter Tyndall which …
Joint letter to Irish Times on Brexit & Human Rights
Irish Times. Thu, Nov 16, 2017 Sir, – We are entering a critical phase in the Brexit process. At this juncture, it is essential that the Irish Government stands steadfast in its commitment to the protection of human rights …
The Data Retention Bill – what does it mean for your privacy?
Our Information Rights Project Manager, Elizabeth Farries, appeared before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality last week with regard to the ICCL/DRI joint submission on the Retention of Data Bill. Watch her and our ED, Liam Herrick, here …
Abortion Laws and Human Rights – Global Experiences
INCLO members, including the ICCL, convened a public meeting in Dublin on 8 November 2017 entitled ‘Abortion Laws and Human Rights – Global Experiences’. Along with other international reproductive rights experts, INCLO members discussed how restrictive laws, policies and practices …
Digital surveillance now unprecedented on a global scale
Irish Examiner. Thursday, November 09, 2017 Governments can now easily see where we’re going, who we’re talking to, and what interests we have. All without our knowledge or consent, writes Elizabeth Farries. On Tuesday, human rights organisations including the Irish Council …
‘Ireland is not immune to the threat of digital surveillance against journalists’
The Journal. Nov 9th 2017 Just last year the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission accessed the telephone records of certain journalists during an investigation, writes Elizabeth Farries. ON TUESDAY, CIVIL rights groups including the Irish Council of Civil Liberties (ICCL) and …
Abortion laws central to the fight for women’s equality: UN expert
Today in Dublin human rights activists from all over the world will meet to discuss the difficulties of working to advance the human rights of women and girls in the face of restrictive abortion laws, and the ongoing challenges that …