Human rights and arts organisations come together to celebrate free artistic expression and call for an end to censorship in all of its forms.
The Best Banned in the Land – A Celebration of Free Artistic Expression
Date: 30 April 2019 Time: 11am – 4pm Place: Space Upstairs, Project Arts Centre Brendan Behan said it best: the finest Irish writers were all banned at some point. From James Joyce to Edna O’Brien, none escaped the censors’ …
Heartbound: A Different Kind of Love Story wins ICCL human rights film award
Dublin, 3 March 2019 Danish film Heartbound: A Different Kind of Love Story has won the Irish Council for Civil Liberties’ 2019 Human Rights in Film Award. The jury also gave Special Commendation to Mannix Flynn’s Land Without God. The …
ICCL Human Rights Film Award relaunched
A Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival and Irish Council for Civil Liberties Partnership #RightsOnFilm Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties officially relaunched the ICCL Human Rights Film Award on 13 February. …
ICCL publishes latest edition of Rights News!
From victory for free speech in the blasphemy referendum, to the Guard Our Rights campaign for police reform, mass protests and mass surveillance, it’s been another busy semester for ICCL! Read all about it in Rights News for Autumn Winter …
Deaths in Contested Circumstances and Coroners’ Inquests: Time for Reform?
Where: Hilton Garden Hotel, Custom House Quay. When: 4pm, Thursday 7 February. Registration is essential: contestedcircumstances.eventbrite.ie When faced with an unexpected death, an inquest offers families the only means of establishing the ‘truth’ of the circumstances of that death. …
UN expert criticises Special Criminal Court and Offences Against the State Act
Dublin, 21 November 2018 At a lecture in Dublin tonight, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, has said that counter-terrorism laws which contravene human …
Emergency Laws, Counter Terrorism and Human Rights
On 21 November ICCL and INCLO will host the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, for a public event on counter-terrorism measures and their impact …
Amnesty and ICCL make joint appeal for Yes vote in blasphemy referendum
Dublin, 22 October 2018 At a press conference in Dublin today, Amnesty International Ireland and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) made a joint call on the electorate to vote Yes to removing the word “blasphemous” from Article 40.6.1 …
Electoral Act stifling NGOs says EU Rights Agency
Dublin, 11 October 2018 The Irish Electoral Act has been strongly criticised by a broad coalition of NGOs and the EU Fundamental Rights Agency. The coalition of NGOs has published a policy paper with proposed amendments to the law and …
Coalition for Civil Society Freedom event
Keeping The People’s Voice in Power An event supporting the campaign for Electoral Act reform WHAT: The Coalition for Civil Society Freedom invites all to attend a public meeting on Thursday, 11 October from 2pm – 5pm at Woodquay Venue, Dublin. The …
Ivan Cooper: the Electoral Act is “muzzling” civil society
Ivan Cooper is Director of Public Policy with the Wheel. He gave this address calling for reform of the Electoral Act on 6 July 2018. As anyone paying attention to current affairs will be aware, there are very good reasons why …
Scottish Minister for Older People and Equalities visits ICCL
On 11th September 2018, ICCL was honoured to welcome the Scottish Government’s Minister for Older People and Equalities, Christina McKelvie, to our offices. The Minister was in Ireland to meet with Irish Government and human rights bodies and organisations to …
ICCL publishes ground-breaking guide to implementing human rights reform of Gardaí
Full report: Human Rights Based Policing in Ireland Dublin, 14 September 2018 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) today launched a report by the former human rights advisor to the Policing Board of Northern Ireland, Alyson Kilpatrick, on how …
Can young people influence the future of policing?
Fiona Whelan is the artist-in-residence with Rialto Youth Project. She spoke at ICCL’s event Rights-based policing: Visions from the Community on 18 July 2018. To register for our next event on Garda reform on 14 September see: https://guardourrights.eventbrite.ie I’d like …
Gareth Noble on children’s interactions with An Garda Síochána
Gareth Noble heads up the Children’s Law Department with KOD Lyons. He spoke at ICCL’s event Rights-based policing: Visions from the Community on 18 July 2018. I want to offer some observations having practised in the Children’s Court since …
Rights-based Policing: Visions for change from the community
Where: Radisson Blu Hotel, Dublin 8 When: 18 July, 18:30 (following ICCL AGM) Registration: https://gardavisionsforchange.eventbrite.ie With two months to go until the Commission on the Future of Policing reports, ICCL is convening a discussion between social justice experts and …
Ireland has among highest rates of hate crime against people of African background and transgender people in the EU, but no laws to address it
Dublin, 4 July 2018 In a report launched today by Emily Logan, Chief Commissioner of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, Ireland is shown to be seriously deficient in addressing hate crime. The Lifecycle of a Hate Crime: …
Members’ Report on Referendum to Repeal the 8th
The overwhelming vote of the Irish people on 25 May to repeal the 8th Amendment was a watershed moment for human rights and equality in Ireland. Many of the ICCL membership have played key roles in the long battle against …
ICCL convenes 1983 Anti-Amendment campaigners for ‘Under the 8th’ event
Dublin, 23 May 2018 Former Supreme Court judge Catherine McGuinness, Senator Ivana Bacik, and editor of Hot Press magazine Niall Stokes were amongst speakers at an event organised by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) which brought together people …