Media release 21 June 2010 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has welcomed the Government’s decision to drop its challenge to a High Court declaration that Irish law on transgender rights is in breach of the European Convention on …

Media release 17 June 2010 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has dismissed a statement by the Catholic Bishops in which they said the Civil Partnership Bill undermines the constitutional position of marriage. Adding his voice to those of …

Media advisory/ Diary note Wednesday 2 June 2010 A leading contender in this year’s ICCL Human Rights Film Awards takes viewers deep into Gaza to show the abject misery of the 1.5 million Palestinians forced to live behind the blockade. …

Press release- Wednesday, 10 March 2010 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said that the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission’s findings on the tragic death of Mr. Terence Wheelock highlight the need for the Government to immediately release the …

Press release – for immediate release Wednesday, 27 January 2010 Ireland’s leading rights watchdog, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has told an Oireachtas Committee that some of the home defence proposals produced by the Law Reform Commission last …

Press release – for immediate release Tuesday, 19 January 2010 Ireland’s leading rights watchdog, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said that it will review the Government’s new DNA Database Bill to establish if it now strikes the …

Press Release – For immediate release Thursday 9 December 2010 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has today (9 December 2010) marked International Human Rights Week by raising the curtain on its 2011 Human Rights Film Awards. Director of …

Press release – for immediate release Friday 6 November 2009 Acclaimed director Kirsten Sheridan has today called on Irish film talent to tackle the pressing human rights issues facing Ireland today. Speaking in advance of tomorrow’s launch of the 2010 …