MEPs must force the Commission to press Ireland to enforce the GDPR on Big Tech
Not enough is being done to ensure human rights are at the heart of the Garda reform programme
Five years on, the recommendations of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland have yet to be fully implemented.
COVID-19 Highlights Why Disinformation Online is a Rights-Based Issue
In recent weeks, the outbreak of COVID-19 has demonstrated how false rumours, unverified information, and harmful lies can be spread with rapid speed and unprecedented efficiency. Amongst many pressing concerns associated with the response to COVID-19, the proliferation of disinformation …
Liam Herrick: Detrimental to allow ‘opinion’ evidence in Mulready-Woods case
18 January 2020 The murder of Keane Mulready-Woods is one of the most serious and shocking crimes we have seen in Ireland and demands a robust and comprehensive policing response. The Minister for Justice and Garda Commissioner have made commitments …
ICCL sends abortion safe zone investigation to Harris
8 January 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has reiterated its call to the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, to immediately establish safe zones around all medical centres that can provide abortion services so that women and pregnant …
DPC report devastating for Government: ICCL
ICCL reacts to the Department of Social Protection release of the Public Services Card report
ICCL calls on Noel Grealish TD to clarify comments made at Oughterard meeting
ICCL responds to racist comments made by a public representative at a public meeting in Oughterard
ICCL welcomes Judicial Council Bill, says imprisonment should be last resort
Dublin, 10 July 2019 ICCL broadly welcomes the passing of the Judicial Council Bill yesterday. The creation of an independent Judicial Council with responsibility for judicial training and complaints brings Ireland in line with international best practice on protecting the independence of …
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. …
Statement on BAI’s proposals for internet regulation
Dublin, 24 June 2019 Protecting certain groups from harmful content should not translate into totalitarian state structures capable of indiscriminate surveillance and censorship of our private communications. At ICCL we are deeply alarmed by BAI’s proposals for internet regulation, including …
Mother and Baby Homes: Time for Criminal Investigations
17 April 2019 More questions than it can answer The 5th interim report of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission reveals disturbing detail on the failure of institutions to provide dignified burials for hundreds of children who died in their …
Policing Authority report: Why should things be different this time?
12 April 2019 Yesterday saw the publication of the Policing Authority’s final report into the modernisation of An Garda Síochána. There have been several processes of Garda reform since the Morris Tribunal report and while they have all led to …
ICCL welcomes new rules embracing diversity in the garda uniform
Dublin, 4 April 2019 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) today welcomes the Garda Commissioner’s plans to announce alterations to the garda uniform code to include headscarves and Sikh turbans. This is an overdue recognition of the increasingly diverse …
ICCL welcomes Finucane ruling, calls for public inquiry
Dublin, 27 February 2019 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has welcomed this morning’s UK Supreme Court decision, which found that there has been no effective investigation into the murder of Pat Finucane. We join the Finucane family in …
Open letter to An Taoiseach calling for Electoral Act reform
20 December 2018 An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar Dept of An Taoiseach Government Buildings Merrion St Upper Dublin 2 20 December 2018 Taoiseach, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are essential for our democracy to function. However in Ireland we are facing increasing …
ICCL calls for a human rights focus in every aspect of Garda reform
18 December 2018 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) today welcomes the publication of the Government’s Implementation Plan for the Commission on the Future (CFP) of Policing Report. ICCL particularly welcomes the details set out in the Plan and …
A Brief History of the Insitutionalisation of Discrimination Against Irish Travellers
29 November 2018 Dr. Sindy Joyce took over the ICCL twitter account on Woman Human Rights Defender (WHRD) Day on 29 November 2018 as part of the Front Line Defenders #WHRDtakeover. Here we compile her tweets from that day together. …
ICCL says 3-day abortion waiting period not rights-compliant
Dublin, 7 November 2018 As the Joint Oireachtas Committee discusses the proposed three day waiting period for abortion care, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said that the waiting period contained in the proposed legislation does not comply …
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 …
ICCL demands answers from Gardaí over disproportionate and unaccountable tactics used at North Frederick Street eviction
Dublin, 12 September 2018 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is today demanding answers from An Garda Síochána over the tactics used during an eviction of housing rights activists from a building at North Frederick Street in Dublin’s North …
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