Join ICCL and the Bar Council of Ireland on Wednesday, 18 June.
Body-worn Cameras: Practice, Procedure and Policy Considerations
The Bar Council of Ireland and ICCL are delighted to invite you to “Body-worn Cameras: Practice, Procedure and Policy Considerations.”
Two Irish films nominated for the ICCL Human Rights in Film Award
Five films at Dublin International Film Festival are shortlisted for the ICCL Human Rights in Film Award.
‘Scrap plans for facial recognition tech’ says man wrongfully arrested in the US
Robert Williams was wrongfully arrested in the US and is calling on the Minister for Justice not to introduce facial recognition tech into Irish policing.
Facing Facts: Facial Recognition Technology Film Screening and Panel Discussion
A film screening of ‘Coded Bias’ and a discussion with Robert Williams, a man who was wrongfully arrested based on facial recognition technology. Join the Irish Council for Civil Liberties to hear from Robert Williams, a man who was wrongfully …
FLIGHTRISK Report Launch
Alongside Fair Trials Europe and our international project partners, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties will launch their FLIGHTRISK Report on Tuesday, 7 May 2024. This report comes at a time when Ireland continues to hold a disproportionate number of …
ICCL/CAJ Annual Policing Conference 2024: ‘Police Reform in a Changing Ireland: Next Steps After the Commission on the Future of Policing’
ICCL, in partnership with the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ), will host its inaugural annual policing conference ‘Police Reform in a Changing Ireland: Next Steps After the Commission on the Future of Policing’ on Thursday 16 May in …
ICCL-CAJ Conference: Police Surveillance North and South
ICCL conference in Dublin in October: ‘Police Surveillance North and South: Covert Intelligence, Facial Recognition Technology, Oversight and Human Rights’
Roundtable Event on the Special Criminal Court
ICCL is hosting a roundtable event on the Special Criminal Court on Friday 7 July in Dublin.
‘406 Days’ wins Human Rights Film Award at Dublin International Film Festival
An Irish documentary about pickets by Debenhams workers in 2020 and 2021 has won the ICCL Human Rights Film Award at the Dublin International Film Festival
ICCL reveals films nominated for Human Rights Film Award at Dublin International Film Festival
Five films, including three Irish entries, will be judged by a jury including Kin actress Clare Dunne and Virgin Media presenter Claire Brock
ICCL event on strengthening procedural rights in police custody: audio and visual recordings. 
As part of our EU- funded project – From law to practice: Strengthening procedural rights in police custody – on 19th and 20th July 2022 ICCL hosted a regional consultation. Police, government officials, defence lawyers, forensic psychiatrists, experts in technology and …
A Renaissance of the Peace Process
ICCL and our Northern Ireland sister organisation, the Committee on the Administration of Justice, held a conference to mark 20 years of the Good Friday Agreement. ICCL’s Head of Legal and Policy Doireann Ansbro spoke on the pressing need to …
Call for radical overhaul of police accountability and intelligence oversight
24 March 2022 Two leading human rights organisations on the island will today call for better oversight of police intelligence. With key reform legislation before the Oireachtas, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and Committee on the Administration of …
Young Plato wins ICCL Human Rights on Film Award at Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival
27 February 2022 Young Plato has won the ICCL Human Rights on Film Award 2022. Directed by Declan McGrath and Neasa Ní Chianáin, Young Plato takes a refreshing look at the Northern Ireland conflict. Set in Belfast’s Ardoyne area, …
ICCL announces five films for annual human rights award at 2022 Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival; jury includes Vincent Browne and Emma de Souza
3 February 2022 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has announced five films are in the running for the 2022 Human Rights on Film Award as part of the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival. The winning film will …
Guilty Until Proven Innocent?
High-profile US lawyer Nancy Hollander is to speak at an event on 26 January at 6pm aimed at ending the use of the Special Criminal Court. Hollander is best known for her defence of Chelsea Manning and Guantanamo Bay detainees. …
Call for Government to invest 0.01% of Budget in Human Rights
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/ Call for Government to invest 0.01% of Budget in Human Rights 7 October 2021 As the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) launches our first ever pre-budget submission, we are calling on the government to ring-fence …
ICCL to launch wide-ranging report on human rights during the pandemic; Policing Authority and Age Action Ireland to speak at launch
3 June 2021 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) will today publish a comprehensive report into the government’s response to Covid-19 from a human rights law perspective. ICCL’s Liam Herrick will be joined by the Policing Authority’s Helen Hall …
AN IRISH LIFE RARELY TOLD
1 June 2021 In conjunction with Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival Virgin Media Discovers was launched in 2019 in association with the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival to discover and support fresh and fearless filmmakers. This year made …