August 2021 This submission examines the Garda Síochána (Digital Recording) Bill, through thelens of privacy rights, data protection, the right to non-discrimination and the right toa fair trial. ICCL has identified a number of weaknesses in the legislation which giverise …
As part of our EU- funded project – From law to practice: Strengthening procedural rights in police custody – on 19th and 20th July 2022 ICCL hosted a regional consultation. Police, government officials, defence lawyers, forensic psychiatrists, experts in technology and …
5 August 2022 After years of campaigning by civil society the Government is taking steps to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT), an innovative treaty that requires the inspection of all places of detention by national …
27 July 2022 The UN Human Rights Committee’s concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Ireland have been published today. The Committee’s strong recommendations mirror much of ICCL’s longstanding positions on a wide range of rights, and call on …
23 June 2022 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called on government to respond immediately, with specific actions, to the distressing information contained in the Irish Travellers’ Access to Justice (ITAJ) report released this morning. ICCL Executive …
6 June 2022 The UN has received a report calling for steps to be taken against potential racial biases in policing, and for an end to the parallel system of justice in operation at the Special Criminal Court. The Irish …
6 June 2022 ICCL has just submitted a report to the UN Human Rights Committee, which will be examining civil and political rights in Ireland from 4-7 July 2022. We find gaps under the Right to Life, Freedom from Torture …
ICCL is campaigning for root-and-branch reform of the coroners system. We all hope that when a loved one dies, they go peacefully. If someone dies tragically, we hope that the bereaved will be met with compassion and competence, as they …
1 June 2022 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said that the power to compel a password violates people’s rights and must be removed from a Bill currently passing through the Oireachtas. Given An Garda Síochána’s poor record …
30 May 2022 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is set to tell the Oireachtas Justice Committee that the coroner system is in need of root-and-branch reform. The Committee is examining the issue on Tuesday. ICCL will say that …
25 May 2022 ICCL strongly opposes the use of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) for law enforcement and in public spaces. In our submission to the Oireachtas on the Garda Digital Recordings Bill ICCL has already called for a ban on the police …
31 March 2022 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) today broadly welcomed the publication by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee of the Judicial Appointments Bill. The Bill as published is significantly improved from the initial Heads of Bill. ICCL …
ICCL campaigns for better protection of people’s rights when they are in Garda custody.
Government underfunding of the judiciary is hampering access to justice in Ireland. Ireland has the lowest number of judges per head in the EU. The State does not provide sufficient resources for the education and training courses that are needed …
“If you think this system is capable of finding out what happened to your relative because it is a really good system and you can put your faith in it? Think again.” ICCL, with Professor Phil Scraton and Gillian McNaull, …
We’re looking for someone to develop a project on racial profiling and police in Ireland The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is an independent NGO that works to protect and promote human rights in Ireland. The Irish Network against …
EU data protection authorities find that the consent popups that plagued Europeans for years are illegal. All data collected through them must be deleted. This decision impacts Google’s, Amazon’s and Microsoft’s online advertising businesses.
About the Fellowship Recruitment is commencing for the ICCL and The Bar of Ireland Procedural Rights Fellowship. This nine-month Fellowship Programme is for early career barristers (years 1-3). The Fellowship will involve a barrister advancing a programme of research, policy …
