Civil Society

ICCL launches advocacy initiative Rochtain

Tara Grace Connolly2024, ACTIVISM, PROTEST & CIVIL SOCIETY, Civil Society Space, NEWS

ICCL is proud to present our new advocacy initiative, Rochtain. With supporting funding from the St. Stephen’s Green Trust, Rochtain will work to democratise and enhance the advocacy capacity of community and voluntary organisations through training, information seminars and 1-1 support.

ICCL submission on the Electoral Reform Bill to the European Commission

ICCL2022, ACTIVISM, PROTEST & CIVIL SOCIETY, Civil Society Space, SUBMISSION

August 2022 We have written to the European Commission to express our strong reservations with respect to the passage of the Electoral Reform Bill (2022) in its current form. If passed it could have an impact on the free expression …

Coalition for Civil Society Freedom submission on the Electoral Reform Bill

ICCL2022, ACTIVISM, PROTEST & CIVIL SOCIETY, Civil Society Space, SUBMISSION

May 2022 ICCL is the coordinator of the Coalition for Civil Society Freedom, a coalition of 5 organisations working for the benefit of everyone in Ireland. In the Coalition’s submission to the Oireachtas on the Electoral Reform Bill, we highlight …

European Commission Criticises Government for Rushing Legislation Through before Dáil Recess in new Report 

ICCL2022, ACTIVISM, PROTEST & CIVIL SOCIETY, Civil Society Space, NEWS, PRESS RELEASE

15 July 2022  ICCL and 22 other national organisations have today issued an open letter to the government and party leaders in the Oireachtas sounding the alarm that the ongoing abuse of parliamentary processes cannot continue. The letter expresses dissatisfaction with …

Call to include physically distant protest as a reasonable excuse to leave home

ICCL2020, ACTIVISM, PROTEST & CIVIL SOCIETY, Civil Society Space, Human Rights, Monitoring Human Rights, NEWS, PRESS RELEASE

23 April 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said that the government should review the decision to exclude protest from the list of reasonable excuses to leave home during the pandemic. The call comes as discrepancies arose …

ICCL launches Know Your Rights guide for protesters

ICCL2020, ACTIVISM, PROTEST & CIVIL SOCIETY, Civil Society Space, EVENTS, Human Rights, NEWS, POLICE & JUSTICE REFORM, PRESS RELEASE, PUBLICATION

25 January 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties today launched the 8th installment in its Know Your Rights series, a guide for protesters. Doireann Ansbro, ICCL’s Senior Research and Policy Officer, compiled the guide with input from protesters, law …

Preliminary report: ICCL National Consultation with Protesters

ICCL2019, ACTIVISM, PROTEST & CIVIL SOCIETY, Civil Society Space, Human Rights, Human Rights Publications, NEWS, POLICE & JUSTICE REFORM, PUBLICATION, Report

26 June 2019 ICCL travelled to Cork, Ennis and Dublin between 19 and 22 June to meet with environmental activists, anti-war protesters, anti-eviction groups, and activists living in Direct Provision. We had individual meetings with some groups and we also …

ICCL highlights urgent concerns for the right to protest following national consultation

ICCL2019, ACTIVISM, PROTEST & CIVIL SOCIETY, Civil Society Space, Human Rights, NEWS, POLICE & JUSTICE REFORM, PRESS RELEASE

26 June 2019 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), having engaged last week in a national consultation with protest groups, is today reporting serious and urgent concerns in how the Irish state deals with protest and dissent. We have …

ICCL National Consultation with Protesters

ICCL2019, ACTIVISM, PROTEST & CIVIL SOCIETY, Civil Society Space, Human Rights, NEWS, Opinion, POLICE & JUSTICE REFORM, PUBLICATION

ICCL travelled to Cork, Ennis and Dublin between 19 and 22 June to meet with environmental activists, anti-war protesters, anti-eviction groups, and activists living in Direct Provision. We also met with representatives of An Garda Síochána and relevant oversight bodies. …