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.
ICCL urges Minister for Justice to respond to Sallins Case petition
14 months have passed without a response from the Minister to ICCL’s call for a public inquiry into the case of the Sallins Men.
Sallins Men deserve independent inqury – human rights organisations
Four leading human rights organisations are calling on the Minister for Justice to establish an independent inquiry into the abuse suffered by the Sallins Men.
ICCL still unafraid to take on the State says director
Dublin, 29 December 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/ The director of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, Liam Herrick, has said that a note written by a Department of Justice official in 1980 reflects the culture of suspicion and lack of …
ICCL and Amnesty call for inquiry into Sallins train robbery
10 July 2019 Following the broadcast of the RTÉ Documentary on One “Whistleblower” on 6 July, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and Amnesty International Ireland reiterate our calls for an independent public inquiry into the Sallins train robbery …