Article by Hugh O’Connell and Barry J. Whyte in the Sunday Business Post on 4 March 2018 Towards the end of the last century, a series of political corruption scandals evoked the prescient remarks of Fianna Fáil’s George Colley in …
Opinion: should we allow foreign donations to support the activities of Irish civil society organisations?
by Professor Ray Murphy (Irish Centre for Human Rights) Civil society organisations such as the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and Amnesty International play a vital role in promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms. One of the chief ways they do this is by holding …
ICCL stands in solidarity with Hungarian civil society
The ICCL has joined 265 civil society organisations* in signing the following declaration of solidarity with Hungarian civil society: HUNGARY: Drop #LexNGO2018 On 13 February 2018, the Hungarian government tabled to Parliament a proposed legislative pack of three laws, commonly …
EU Rights Agency Highlights Difficulties Facing Civil Society in Member States, including Ireland
Dublin, 18 January 2018 The EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) today released a report detailing the increasing difficulties for civil society organisations (CSOs) operating within the EU. In a highly critical report, the agency details the hostile environment for …
Election regulations are shutting down civil society: ICCL
8 December 2017 Election regulations are shutting down civil society, states ICCL The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is today calling on Government to address deficiencies in Ireland’s electoral laws which are imposing severe restrictions on Irish civil society …