01 July 2020 A coalition of NGOs has written to a UN human rights expert expressing concern that overly stringent restrictions on funding mean Irish campaigners are hampered in their work. The NGOs say that in the past three years many organisations have been forced to close; to hand back donations they’ve received; or face […]
Call to include physically distant protest as a reasonable excuse to leave home
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 between garda treatment of protesters in Cork, Dingle, the Four Courts, and Henry St in […]
Sample letter seeking preservation of CCTV footage
DATE Private & Confidential ADDRESS Re: Insert time and location Dear X, We are requesting that CCTV footage from X time on Y date be preserved and a copy of same released to me. We are making this request under Chapters 2 and 3 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and Counsel (General […]
ICCL launches Know Your Rights guide for protesters
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 enforcement officials and legal professionals working in the area of protest rights. She said: “The […]
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Protest Under Fire: How Dissent is Silenced
For the third year running, ICCL is hosting a panel at the Dublin Arts and Human Rights Festival. This year, we’re focusing on protest rights. Where? Science Gallery Dublin, Pearse St. When? Saturday 28th September 4:30pm To register click here The right to protest is one of the most important human rights issues globally. Threats […]
Preliminary report: ICCL National Consultation with Protesters
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 met with representatives of An Garda Síochána and relevant oversight bodies. It is clear to […]
ICCL highlights urgent concerns for the right to protest following national consultation
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 been informed that activists living in Direct Provision deal with retribution up to and including […]
ICCL National Consultation with Protesters
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. Here’s a video report of the Dublin leg of our conference: Click here to read […]
ICCL publishes 2018 Annual Report
Dublin, 16 May 2019 Read our full annual report by following this link. Referendum Campaigns ICCL had a busy year in 2018, not least because of our campaigns in two seminal referendums – the referendum to repeal the 8th, and the referendum to remove blasphemy from the Constitution. You can read about these campaigns on […]
