“Is a surveillance society the shape of things to come?” Leading civil rights and justice expert Tony Bunyan will speak this weekend at a talk organised by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) on Saturday, 20 June 2009 in …
“Child Protection Changes Needed Now, says ICCL”
It is possible to protect children from exploitation in a more robust manner than under the current law, without trampling upon fundamental principles of justice and fairness, lawyers will argue today (16 June 2009) at an expert briefing for TDs, …
Anger at Agency’s Policy to Stifle Political Debate
On the eve of the local elections, rights groups have made a formal complaint to Ireland’s Standards in Public Office Commission and to the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights about a political campaigning policy issued by the …
RIA Circular
RIA Circular.
Rebecca Miller Opens Human Rights Film Gala
Rebecca Miller was in Dublin this evening (Thursday, 11 June 2009), to open the inaugural Irish Council for Civil Liberties’ (ICCL) Human Rights Film Gala. The Connecticut-born actress, writer and director joined filmmakers Jim and Kirsten Sheridan and other stars …
ICCL Constitution
The Constitution of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties. Last amended at the ICCL AGM on 25 June 2011.
Ahern’s Crime Bill Sells Victims Short, says ICCL
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said that the Criminal Procedure Bill published today (Monday 25 April 2009) by Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Mr Dermot Ahern TD, sells victims short. Speaking shortly after the publication …
Ahern’s crime plans are deeply misguided says the ICCL
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has described Dermot Ahern’s plans to rush a spate of new criminal justice measures through the Dáil as “deeply misguided”. ICCL Director Mr Mark Kelly was responding to reports that the Minister for …
Government Must Not Surrender Fair Trial Rights to Criminal Gangs says the ICCL
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has warned that any expansion in the role of the Special Criminal Court is likely to present insurmountable legal difficulties. The rights watchdog was reacting to this afternoon’s announcement by the Minister for …
Legislators Can Protect Children and Respect the Rule of Law says the ICCL
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has welcomed the Second Interim Report of the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children, which was published this morning (7 May 2009). The rights watchdog said that the Committee’s report provides positive …