1 February 2023 ICCL has written to the Minister for Justice this week outlining its concerns ahead of Dáil debate today The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is deeply concerned about some elements of the proposed Garda Síochána (Recording …
ICCL Expresses Disappointment at Lack of Investment in Human Rights Infrastructure in Budget
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/ 28 September 2022 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has expressed disappointment that the government has chosen not to invest in areas identified by ICCL that would help protect and guarantee human rights in its Budget 2023. …
ICCL submission on the Garda Síochána (Digital Recordings) Bill
August 2021 This submission examines the Garda Síochána (Digital Recording) Bill, through thelens of privacy rights, data protection, the right to non-discrimination and the right toa fair trial. ICCL has identified a number of weaknesses in the legislation which giverise …
ICCL CALLS FOR €8.6 MILLION INVESTMENT IN CRITICAL HUMAN RIGHTS INFRASTRUCTURE IN BUDGET 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/ Call for Government to invest 0.01% of Budget in Human Rights 5 September 2022 As the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) launches our pre-budget submission, we are calling on the government to ring-fence €8.6 million …
ICCL event on strengthening procedural rights in police custody: audio and visual recordings. 
As part of our EU- funded project – From law to practice: Strengthening procedural rights in police custody – on 19th and 20th July 2022 ICCL hosted a regional consultation. Police, government officials, defence lawyers, forensic psychiatrists, experts in technology and …
Tribute to Dr Vicky Conway
20 July 2022 ICCL has learned with great sadness about the death of our friend and colleague Dr Vicky Conway. Vicky was a brilliant and ground-breaking academic who made an enormous contribution to Irish law. Vicky was also committed to …
Call for radical overhaul of police accountability and intelligence oversight
24 March 2022 Two leading human rights organisations on the island will today call for better oversight of police intelligence. With key reform legislation before the Oireachtas, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and Committee on the Administration of …
Rights News 2021: 45 years of the human rights movement in Ireland
14 January 2022 As Ireland grapples with the challenges posed by a global pandemic and government responses to that, we bring you an update on ICCL’s work since February 2021. Not only that, we celebrate 45 years since ICCL was …
ICCL submission on the Garda Powers Bill
ICCL made a submission to the Oireachtas Justice Committee on the new Garda Powers Bill. While we welcome the initiative in codifying police powers, we have serious concerns about some new powers and the impact they will have on rights. …
New garda powers include power to arrest for minor offences and detention beyond 24 hours
7 December 2021 A new Bill to introduce a general power of arrest and to remove the 24-hour limit to detention for questioning will come before the Oireachtas Justice Committee on Wednesday. The Bill will seek to limit access to …