Dublin, 4 June 2019 ICCL worked together with Dr Maeve O’Rourke of the Irish Centre for Human Rights to make a submission to the Oireachtas Justice Committee’s consultation on the Direct Provision system. We add our voice to those voices …
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 …
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 submission to the public consultation on establishing an Electoral Commission
15 March 2019 ICCL has made a submission to the Department of Housing and Local Government’s public consultation on the establishment of an Electoral Commission. ICCL supports the establishment of an Electoral Commission because we believe it can strengthen the …
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 …
ICCL publishes latest edition of Rights News!
From victory for free speech in the blasphemy referendum, to the Guard Our Rights campaign for police reform, mass protests and mass surveillance, it’s been another busy semester for ICCL! Read all about it in Rights News for Autumn Winter …
Deaths in Contested Circumstances and Coroners’ Inquests: Time for Reform?
Where: Hilton Garden Hotel, Custom House Quay. When: 4pm, Thursday 7 February. Registration is essential: contestedcircumstances.eventbrite.ie When faced with an unexpected death, an inquest offers families the only means of establishing the ‘truth’ of the circumstances of that death. …
Rights News Spring/Summer 2018
From campaigning for reproductive rights with Together for Yes, to launching our campaigns for Garda reform and freedom of association, the first half of 2018 was a busy time for ICCL! Click the link below to read all about it…. …
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 publishes follow-up report to UN Committee Against Torture
ICCL Follow-up report to UNCAT This report by the ICCL was submitted to the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) on 26 November 2018 and forms part of the process of ‘follow-up’ to the CAT’s second set of Concluding Observations on Ireland, …
UN expert criticises Special Criminal Court and Offences Against the State Act
Dublin, 21 November 2018 At a lecture in Dublin tonight, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, has said that counter-terrorism laws which contravene human …
ICCL welcomes government decision to excavate grave at Tuam
Dublin, 23 October 2018 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has welcomed the announcement by the government to implement a multi-disciplinary framework, known as “humanitarian forensic action”, in order to identify the remains of those buried in an unmarked …
ICCL welcomes Clann report, calls for statutory right to information
Dublin, 15 October 2018 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has welcomed the publication of the Clann Project Report by Adoption Rights Alliance, Justice for Magdalenes Research and global law firm Hogan Lovells, and has called on the State …
ICCL welcomes CFP emphasis on rights, makes recommendations for implementation
Dublin, 18 September 2018 ICCL welcomes CFP emphasis on rights, makes recommendations for implementation The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has warmly welcomed the strong focus on human rights in the report of the Commission on the Future of …
ICCL statement on Minister for Justice, Charlie Flanagan’s statement regarding the recording of Gardai on duty
17th September 2018 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is seriously concerned by the Minister for Justice’s suggestion on the radio this morning that he supports legislation to outlaw the photographing of Gardai acting in the course of their …
ICCL publishes ground-breaking guide to implementing human rights reform of Gardaí
Full report: Human Rights Based Policing in Ireland Dublin, 14 September 2018 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) today launched a report by the former human rights advisor to the Policing Board of Northern Ireland, Alyson Kilpatrick, on how …
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 …