ICCL welcomes blasphemy vote, calls for hate crime legislation

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Dublin, 27 October 2018 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has welcomed the Yes vote in the referendum on blasphemy as an important step for free speech and the modernisation of our democracy. ICCL campaigned for a Yes vote …

Emergency Laws, Counter Terrorism and Human Rights

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On 21 November ICCL and INCLO will host the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, for a public event on counter-terrorism measures and their impact …

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ICCL statement on Minister for Justice, Charlie Flanagan’s statement regarding the recording of Gardai on duty

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17th September 2018 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is seriously concerned by the Minister for Justice’s suggestion on the radio this morning that he supports legislation to outlaw the photographing of Gardai acting in the course of their …

INCLO welcomes historic win against UK mass surveillance regime

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Strasbourg, 14 September 2018 In a landmark win for seven INCLO members, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the United Kingdom’s mass surveillance practices violate privacy and freedom of expression. Led by Liberty, seven INCLO members joined …

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Outcome of Amnesty case highlights flaws in Electoral Act

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This op-ed by Liam Herrick appeared in the Irish Times on 31 July 2018 For community and voluntary organisations across Ireland, yesterday’s settlement of the court proceedings between Amnesty International Ireland and the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPOC) brought …

Sr. Stanislaus Kennedy on the importance of charities’ ability to advocate for change

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Sr. Stanislaus Kennedy is the founder of Focus Ireland. She spoke at a press conference organised by ICCL on 6 July 2018.    This is a very important debate in Ireland today. I want to speak about the area known …

ICCL welcomes Amnesty result; calls on Government to amend unclear law

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Dublin, 31 July 2018 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) today welcomes the outcome of the legal challenge taken by Amnesty International Ireland against the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPOC). SIPOC has agreed to fully retract its demand …

Speakers at today's press conference (L-R) Sr. Stanislaus, Focus Ireland, Liam Herrick, Executive Director - Irish Council for Civil Liberties, (centre), April Duff, Legal Officer, Education Equality, Ivan Cooper, Director of Advocacy with The Wheel and Steve Lawson, Humanist Association of Ireland. Picture Conor McCabe Photography.

Civil society organisations under threat at home whilst Foreign Affairs champions civil society abroad

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Dublin, 6 July 2018   The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), along with a coalition of other leading civil society organisations, this morning held a press conference to mark the adoption of a landmark Irish-led resolution on the importance …

NGOs call for greater protection of domestic civil society as Foreign Affairs launches resolution at UN

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Dublin, 6 July 2018 Five civil society organisations will today hold a press conference to welcome the approval by the UN Human Rights Council of an Irish-led resolution on civil society space, and to call for the principles to be …

ICCL unveils mural calling for Repeal of the 8th Amendment

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Dublin, 18 May 2018 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) today unveiled a campaign mural calling for a YES vote in the forthcoming referendum at Bang Bang café in Phibsborough. ICCL commissioned street artist and graphic designer Giant Sigh …

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ICCL releases statement on freedom of artistic expression and unveils mural calling for a YES vote

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Dublin, 18 May 2018 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is today sounding an alarm about the chilling effect it is observing in the wake of the censorship of Maser’s Repeal the 8th mural and Una Mullally’s Question of …

ICCL calls on government to defend freedom of speech and protect referendum posters

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Dublin, 27 April 2018 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has today said that referendum posters are an important expression of political speech which must be protected and that the State has a duty to guarantee the right to …