Press Statement, for immediate release Monday 10 February 2014 In a statement issued today (Monday 10 February 2014) Ireland’s independent human rights watchdog, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has expressed its grave concern about highly-credible reports that the …

Press Release, for immediate release Wednesday 5 February 2014 Ireland’s independent human rights watchdog, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called for the Pope’s Ambassador to Ireland (the Papal Nuncio, Archbishop Charles John Brown) to outline the action …

Press Release, for immediate release Tuesday 4 February 2014 Ireland’s independent human rights watchdog the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) welcomed the adoption today (Tuesday 4 February 2014) by the EU Parliament of a resolution calling on the EU …

Press release, Friday 13 December 2013 Cavan-based Youthreach participant Rudine Mulhern came out on top of a formidable set of nationwide entries to scoop first prize in the 2013 Irish Council for Civil Liberties and Youthreach Human Rights Competition, an …

UN ANTI-TORTURE EXPERTS PROBE IRELAND’S RIGHTS RECORD PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dublin/Geneva, 28 November 2013 The UN’s top anti-torture body, the Committee Against Torture (CAT) has today (28 November 2013) posed a series of tough questions about Ireland’s …

JOINT MEDIA RELEASE: IRISH COUNCIL FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES (ICCL), GAY AND LESBIAN EQUALITY NETWORK (GLEN) AND MARRIAGE EQUALITY The Cabinet today (November 5th) accepted the recommendation of the Constitutional Convention and will hold a referendum on civil marriage for lesbian and …

Dublin, 3 November 2013 Press release for immediate release Ireland’s human rights watchdog, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has warmly welcomed the strong recommendation of the Convention on the Constitution today (Sunday, 3 November 2013) that the offence …

Press release, for immediate release Geneva / Dublin, 30 October 2013 The ongoing refusal of the Irish Government to commission an independent investigation into the treatment of women held in the Magdalene Laundries topped a list of issues brought to …

Press release – for immediate release Dublin, 4 October 2013 Ireland’s independent human rights watchdog, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has described reported moves by a Dáil Committee to exclude civil society groups from the on-site briefing facility …

Press Release, for immediate release Dublin, Monday 23 September 2013 Victims of crime in Ireland will gain new legal rights thanks to European Union law, a book launch hosted by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) heard today (23 …

Press release – for immediate release Dublin, 19 September 2013 The Director of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has welcomed news of a multi-million Euro investment by the Ford Foundation in the work of global human rights movements, …

11 September 2013 Press release – for immediate release   Ireland’s human rights watchdog, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), has welcomed the publication today (11 September 2013) of draft legislation intended to establish a DNA database (the Criminal …

24 July 2013 Press release – for immediate release Ireland’s human rights watchdog, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has today (24 July 2013) echoed calls by Minister for Justice and Equality Alan Shatter TD for an end to …

Press Release: 2nd July 2013, Dublin THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS: CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION LODGES REPORT ON MARRIAGE EQUALITY FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES Joint News Release Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN), Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), Marriage Equality In a joint statement …

Press release — for immediate release DUBLIN / LONDON /NEW YORK Tomorrow (14 June 2013) in Dublin, Minister for Justice and Equality Alan Shatter TD will chair an EU-US Ministerial-level meeting in his capacity as President of the Justice and …

Press release – for immediate release Dublin, 28 May 2013 As the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children met this afternoon (28 May 2013) to finalise its abortion law report to Government, medical, legal and policy experts from three leading …

Press release, for immediate release Dublin, Tuesday 22 May 2013 Ireland’s human rights watchdog, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has today (Wednesday 22 May 2013) commented on provisions in the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) (Amendment) …

Europe Will Reject “Unduly Onerous” Abortion Law says Rights Watchdog 25 April 2013 Press release – for immediate release Ireland’s human rights watchdog, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has today (25 April 2013) written to Taoiseach Enda Kenny …

UNPRECEDENTED SUPPORT FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY AHEAD OF CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THIS WEEKEND  Joint News Release  Marriage Equality, Gay and Lesbian Equality Network, Irish Council for Civil Liberties  Dublin, 12th April 2013 An unprecedented 1000 plus submissions on marriage for same-sex couples …