The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has made a submission to the Inter-Departmental Committee on the Referendums on Family, Care and Gender Equality following the publication of proposed wording for constitutional change in articles 40.1 and 41.2 of the Irish Constitution.
ICCL observations on Gender Equality Committee Proposals
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) welcomes the proposals of the Gender Equality Committee to update the Irish Constitution to reflect current human rights law and standards with regards to non-discrimination and gender equality.
ICCL welcomes blasphemy vote, calls for hate crime legislation
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 …
Amnesty and ICCL make joint appeal for Yes vote in blasphemy referendum
Dublin, 22 October 2018 At a press conference in Dublin today, Amnesty International Ireland and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) made a joint call on the electorate to vote Yes to removing the word “blasphemous” from Article 40.6.1 …
ICCL calls for YES vote in Blasphemy Referendum
Dublin, 27 September 2018 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has announced that we will campaign for a yes vote in the forthcoming referendum on blasphemy. Our full policy paper can be found online. A yes vote would mean …