Rights Watchdog Reacts to Council of State Meeting

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has indicated that it deeply regrets that the Minister for Justice has rendered it necessary for the President to convene a Council of State meeting to discuss the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009. …

ICCL Will “Carefully Study” New Data Bill

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has indicated that it will “carefully study” Dermot Ahern’s Communications (Retention of Data) Bill in order to establish whether it is human right compliant. ICCL Director Mr Mark Kelly said: “The Irish Council …

Minister’s Crime Bill Antics Abuse the Dáil says the ICCL

Ireland’s leading human rights watchdog, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has accused the Minister for Justice, Dermot Ahern TD of “abusing the Dáil” by attempting to force the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009 through First, Second, Committee, Report …

Ahern’s New Bill Tramples on the Rule of Law says ICCL

Ireland’s leading rights watchdog, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said that the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2009 published by the Minister for Justice today (30 June 2009) “tramples on the rule of law”. Speaking shortly after the …

Civil Partnership Bill a “Halfway House” Says ICCL

The ICCL has praised the Minister for Justice for publishing a civil partnership bill that it hailed as “broadly progressive”. ICCL Director Mr Mark Kelly said: “This new legal structure offers a solid foundation for the recognition and protection of …