While we welcome the news that the Minister for Justice intends to repeal the Offences Against the State Acts, we are deeply concerned at the government’s plans to retain a permanent non-jury court.
ICCL Hosts Conference on Policing Far-Right Intimidation
There have been almost 650 protests in the Dublin region in the past year, the conference heard.
Joe O’Brien appointed new Executive Director of ICCL
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has appointed Joe O’Brien as its new Executive Director.
Glaring and dangerous omission in State’s new plan to tackle disinformation
ICCL quit Government’s National Counter Disinformation Working Group due to failure to tackle big tech’s manipulation machine.
ICCL statement on the commencement of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024
We welcome the commencement, though there are shortcomings and gaps in the legislation.
ICCL Statement on INAR Report Revealing Racial Profiling and Discrimination by An Garda Síochána
The new report reveals that people of African descent and Brazilians in Ireland have a deep lack of trust in An Garda Síochána.
ICCL statement on the Policing Authority’s Review of Public Order Policing
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties welcomes the publication of the Policing Authority’s review of public order policing.
ICCL slams gag order against Big Tech whistleblower after she exposed Ireland’s secret GDPR “lapdog” deal with Meta
Sarah Wynn-Williams is banned from promoting book after it revealed the Irish government gave Facebook a ‘special phone’ so it could help solve the social media giant’s problems 14 March 2025 — The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) condemns Meta …
Human rights groups, victims and families call on government to investigate historic human rights violations
A new cross-border report published today by ICCL and Northern Ireland’s Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) calls on the Irish government to establish a Historical Investigations Unit (HIU) to investigate unresolved deaths and incidents of torture and ill-treatment, including (but not limited to) cases related to the Troubles.
Two Irish films nominated for the ICCL Human Rights in Film Award
Five films at Dublin International Film Festival are shortlisted for the ICCL Human Rights in Film Award.