Thousands of unlawful Garda intelligence files were created about children under the age of 12 between 1999 and 2023, a report has revealed.
ICCL urges Minister for Justice to respond to Sallins Case petition
14 months have passed without a response from the Minister to ICCL’s call for a public inquiry into the case of the Sallins Men.
General Election Manifestos: ICCL’s Human Rights Analysis
During the 2024 general election campaign, ICCL will highlight some measures published in political party manifestos relating to human rights and civil liberties in Ireland.
ICCL urges parties to reform justice system, block surveillance and protect minorities
Civil liberties organisation launches its election manifesto.
ICCL statement on Garda Inspectorate report on transnational organised crime
We are concerned about the report’s recommendation that legislation be introduced to enable police informants to participate in crime.
Facial recognition tech could mean innocent people being misidentified as criminal suspects
ICCL calls for all political parties to abandon plans for discriminatory tech in policing ahead of general election.
‘Scrap plans for facial recognition tech’ says man wrongfully arrested in the US
Robert Williams was wrongfully arrested in the US and is calling on the Minister for Justice not to introduce facial recognition tech into Irish policing.
‘Police Surveillance North and South: Covert Intelligence, Facial Recognition Technology, Oversight and Human Rights’ Conference Report
16 May 2024 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) have produced a conference report of the the Police Surveillance North and South: Covert Intelligence, Facial Recognition Technology, Oversight and Human …
Justice Committee highlights serious deficiencies with Facial Recognition Technology bill
27 February 2024 Committee asks An Garda Síochána to clarify how they intend to use FRT; calls on Justice Minister to address discrimination and accuracy concerns The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice has today [Tuesday] published its pre-legislative scrutiny report …
ICCL and DRI present to Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice on Draft General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2023
13 February 2024 ICCL Senior Policy Officer Olga Cronin, along with our colleagues at Digital Rights Ireland (DRI) presented to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice on the Draft General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2023. …