ICCL is conducting a human rights analysis of the commitments outlined in the draft Programme for Government.
ICCL launches campaign calling for abolition of the Special Criminal Court
25 June 2024 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has launched a campaign calling for the abolition of the Special Criminal Court. The ‘State of Emergency’ campaign aims to raise public awareness of the abuse of emergency powers and human …
Roundtable Event on the Special Criminal Court
ICCL is hosting a roundtable event on the Special Criminal Court on Friday 7 July in Dublin.
ICCL says vaccine passes not human rights compliant; calls for system to be scrapped
19 January 2022 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called on government to commit to ending the use of vaccine passports when it announces the phasing out of restrictions this week. ICCL has also written to NPHET saying …
ICCL sends briefing on new legislation to Oireachtas
3 December 2021 Ahead of an emergency Cabinet meeting on COVID-19, and following new advice from NPHET and new legislation rushed through the Dáil, ICCL sent a briefing to all Oireachtas members. In it we raise four primary concerns with …
ICCL writes to Minister for Health regarding the Covid vaccination/recovery certificate system
22 October 2021 ICCL has written to Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly reiterating our firm opposition to the idea of a domesticvaccine passport system. We have been opposed to the system since March and our position remains the same: the …
Serious questions about proposal for extending and expanding Covid Pass system: ICCL
19 October 2021 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said the Government’s proposals to extend and expand the Covid Pass system give rise to serious human rights and equality concerns. The organisation says government needs to make several …
ICCL to ask States to recommend investigation into forced adoption at Ireland’s review by UN Human Rights Council
6 October 2021 Irish human rights organisations are to petition states to make recommendations to Ireland on its human rights record. It comes as Ireland will face a review by the UN Human Rights Council in November. The Irish Council …
ICCL to tell Justice Committee covid measures concentrate too much power in one pair of hands
22 June 2021 Representatives from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) are set to appear before the Oireachtas Justice Committee today. In a statement, the organisation said that it was disappointed that the government had chosen not to accept …
Human Rights in a Pandemic
3 June 2021 ICCL has published a new report, Human Rights in a Pandemic, the culmination of over a year monitoring the impact of covid and the restrictions on human rights. While we acknowledge that government has done well in …