August 2022 We have written to the European Commission to express our strong reservations with respect to the passage of the Electoral Reform Bill (2022) in its current form. If passed it could have an impact on the free expression …
Coalition for Civil Society Freedom submission on the Electoral Reform Bill
May 2022 ICCL is the coordinator of the Coalition for Civil Society Freedom, a coalition of 5 organisations working for the benefit of everyone in Ireland. In the Coalition’s submission to the Oireachtas on the Electoral Reform Bill, we highlight …
ICCL submission on the Electoral Reform Bill
May 2022 ICCL voiced our concern that the continuing undemocratic restrictions on freedom ofassociation contained in the 1997 Electoral Act which will be further encoded into law in the Electoral Reform Bill. Our submission supplements those made by the Coalition …
ICCL submission to Justice Committee on OPCAT
ICCL has been campaigning for the ratification of the Optional Protocol Against Torture for years. Finally after a significant period of inaction, the Government is taking steps towards ratification. ICCL stands for a country where everyone feels safe, no matter …
Why the data retention bill is so problematic
06 July 2022 ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to all members of the Oireachtas to outline our serious concerns regarding the Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) bill 2022. These are our main concerns: The bill will permit rolling …
ICCL Statement on UN Human Rights Committee’s 5th Review of Ireland
04 July 2022 ICCL’s Luna Liboni and Doireann Ansbro were in Geneva today for Ireland’s 5th review by the UN Human Rights Committee. Here’s the statement they delivered to the Committee highlighting some of the key issues in our full …
Ireland’s lax data protection enforcement may deprive digital sector of US data
Senior U.S. Senators have introduced legislation to protect American citizens’ data from being processed in countries with lax data protection enforcement. This threatens Ireland’s digital sector.
Submission to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: The right to privacy in the digital age
ICCL, along with 14 other organisations in the International Network for Civil Liberties Organisations (INCLO), has made a submission to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the right to privacy in the digital age. This includes addressing recent …
Privacy and competition leaders sign emergency ICCL letter to fix the EU Digital Markets Act
ICCL draws together competition & privacy leaders to urge EU co-legislators to correct the EU Digital Markets Act in an emergency letter this morning.
ICCL submission to Committee on Gender Equality
ICCL stands for gender equality as a human rights issue. The advancement of equality benefits all members of society. We work to ensure that gender is not a disadvantage for anyone in reaching their full potential. In 2021 the Citizens’ …
Technical errors in the AI Act
ICCL is working with European Parliament Members to fix a new EU law intended to constrain Big Tech’s power.
ICCL seeks independent review of Data Protection Commission
ICCL welcomes the appointment of two additional Data Protection Commissioners, but insists on the need for an independent review.
Flaws in ex-post enforcement in the AI Act
Product liability for AI should ensure that fundamental rights of natural persons are protected and, when natural persons are harmed, they can access compensation as easily as possible. The burden of proof should not be on the injured person.
Recommendations on A.I. liability
Product liability for AI should ensure that fundamental rights of natural persons are protected and, when natural persons are harmed, they can access compensation as easily as possible. The burden of proof should not be on the injured person.
ICCL submission on proposed hate crime laws
ICCL has called for laws to tackle hate crime for years. Hate crimes are message crimes, intended to silence entire communities. It is vital that the hateful element of a crime is recorded throughout our criminal justice system, from reporting …
IAB Europe can’t audit what 1000+ companies that use its TCF system do with our personal data
Thanks to Dr Panos Papadopoulos, Dr Krzysztof Franaszek, Zach Edwards, Dr Augustine Fou, Pete Snyder for their insights. Any mistakes are my own. 20 January 2022 This note describes why IAB Europe’s new “vendor compliance programme” is unable to establish transparency …
Reply to European Commissioner Reynders about failure to act on the GDPR
ICCL replies to Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice, about the Commission’s failure to act against GDPR enforcement failure.The European Commission has failed to diligently monitor the application of the GDPR, and to intervene to see that the law is …
ICCL submission to the Judicial Planning Working Group
The low number of judges per capita in Ireland has led to lengthy delays in the justice system.
A serious loophole in Europe’s draft AI Regulation?
The forthcoming AI Act will regulate high-risk AI. But ICCL fears its scope is too narrow to protect our rights.27 October 2021 ICCL has alerted the European Parliament to serious loopholes in the draft EU Artificial Intelligence Regulation, and recommended …
Rights group says strengthening of oversight essential to garda reform
15 October 2021 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is set to tell the Oireachtas Justice Committee that proposals for improved garda oversight are essential to the garda reform process and must not be watered down. Proposals on the …