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 Racial Profiling in Law Enforcement roundtable discussion. The discussion, hosted by ICCL and CAJ …
ICCL publishes new ‘Human Rights in Irish Policing’ report
16 May 2024 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has produced a report entitled Human Rights in Ireland: Analysing the Implementation of the Recommendations from the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland. Over five years have passed since …
‘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 …
ICCL and INAR launch ‘Policing and Racial Discrimination in Ireland: A Community and Rights Perspective’ Report
New report reveals minority community perceptions of racial discrimination by An Garda Síochána 4 April 2024 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and the Irish Network Against Racism (INAR) have today launched a report which details the perceptions and …
Concerns about Irish policing oversight bodies raised in new EU-wide report
The rule of law in the EU continued to deteriorate in 2023, according to a new report from European human rights organisations.
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 statement on the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024
01 February 2024 Nearly 5.5 years following the publication of the final report (2018) of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland (CoFPI), the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) broadly welcomes the passage of the Policing, Security, …
Leading experts warn against Garda use of FRT
Use of the “toxic” tool would result in a “massive step change” in police surveillance in Ireland Speaking at the Policing Surveillance conference in Dublin, hosted by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and the Committee on the Administration of …
ICCL-CAJ Conference: Police Surveillance North and South
ICCL conference in Dublin in October: ‘Police Surveillance North and South: Covert Intelligence, Facial Recognition Technology, Oversight and Human Rights’
We’re Hiring: Policy Officer (Criminal Justice)
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is recruiting a Policy Officer to work as part of our team of human rights activists. The Policy Officer will work as part of the ICCL team, working on research and policy programmes in the area of criminal justice reform, procedural rights, emergency powers and policing.