ICCL met members of ECRI during its November 2024 monitoring mission to Ireland.
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.
Answering FAQs about Facial Recognition Technology
So what now? If you’re as concerned about FRT as we are, share this page with your friends and family; talk to each other about the dangers of this technology; tell your public representatives that you oppose the introduction of …
‘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.
Facing Facts: Facial Recognition Technology Film Screening and Panel Discussion
A film screening of ‘Coded Bias’ and a discussion with Robert Williams, a man who was wrongfully arrested based on facial recognition technology. Join the Irish Council for Civil Liberties to hear from Robert Williams, a man who was wrongfully …
‘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. …
Criticism of FRT plans by Government TDs welcomed by ICCL
ICCL welcomes the acknowledgement by Government TDs that the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) by An Garda Síochána poses a serious risk to people’s fundamental rights
What does the programme for government mean for human rights?
15 June 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has welcomed significant advances for human rights in the (draft) programme for government published today. We especially welcome the commitments to end Direct Provision and bring in a law to …