JUSTICIA European Rights Network Statement concerning the case of Beuze v Belgium (no. 71409/10) Hearing before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights, 20 December 2017 On 20 December 2017, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human …
The ICCL welcomes the decision of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution to recommend a referendum to directly repeal Article 40.3.3 of the Constitution. The ICCL also welcomes the Committee’s recommendations that abortion should be …
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 …
On 16 November 2017 the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, together with Digital Rights Ireland, submitted a report to the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Justice and Equality on the Data Retention Bill. Here is the full text of our submission: …
The ICCL has convened a coalition of organisations in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to campaign for human rights to be put front and centre in the Brexit negotiations. On 1 December 2017 the coalition sent an open letter to all negotiating …
Dublin, 28 November 2017 The Victims’ Rights Alliance (VRA), of which ICCL is a member, yesterday broadly welcomed the commencement of the Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Act 2017. ICCL, The Bar of Ireland and The Law Society of Ireland …
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), Justice for Magdalenes Research (JFMR), Sage Support and Advocacy Service (SAGE), the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) and Amnesty International Ireland have strongly welcomed today’s report by Ombudsman Peter Tyndall which …
Irish Times. Thu, Nov 16, 2017 Sir, – We are entering a critical phase in the Brexit process. At this juncture, it is essential that the Irish Government stands steadfast in its commitment to the protection of human rights …
Our Information Rights Project Manager, Elizabeth Farries, appeared before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality last week with regard to the ICCL/DRI joint submission on the Retention of Data Bill. Watch her and our ED, Liam Herrick, here …
The ICCL recently published its position paper on the 8th amendment. You can read the full text below. To download a copy click here. WOMEN’S EQUALITY AND ARTICLE 40.3.3 OF THE IRISH CONSTITUTION Article 40.3.3 of the Irish Constitution …
