ICCL director wrote to Senators outlining our concerns about the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016 before it was due for debate in the Seanad.
ICCL/ICHR submission to Oireachtas Justice Committee Consultation on Direct Provision
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 …
Open letter to An Taoiseach calling for Electoral Act reform
20 December 2018 An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar Dept of An Taoiseach Government Buildings Merrion St Upper Dublin 2 20 December 2018 Taoiseach, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) are essential for our democracy to function. However in Ireland we are facing increasing …
Protecting civil society while regulating political advertising
Our democracy depends on voters being able to present and receive correct information about politics. The State should protect that. The State should also protect people when they work together for the common good. Government should facilitate the participation of …
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, …
Communications (Retention of Data) Bill
Following our appearance highlighting concerns about the Data Retention Bill 2017 at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality (see below) they published this report, adopting all of the main recommendations we made: Report of Oireachtas Justice Committee on …
ICCL Submission to Oireachtas Justice Committee on the Data Retention Bill 2017
On 16 November 2017 the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, together with Digital Rights Ireland, submitted a report to the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Justice and Equality on the Data Retention Bill. Here is the full text of our submission: …
Open letter to Brexit negotiators from island-wide coalition of NGOs
The ICCL has convened a coalition of organisations in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to campaign for human rights to be put front and centre in the Brexit negotiations. On 1 December 2017 the coalition sent an open letter to all negotiating …
Joint letter to Irish Times on Brexit & Human Rights
Irish Times. Thu, Nov 16, 2017 Sir, – We are entering a critical phase in the Brexit process. At this juncture, it is essential that the Irish Government stands steadfast in its commitment to the protection of human rights …