The Irish Council for Civil Liberties recently made a submission on the General Scheme of the Criminal Law and Civil Law (Miscellaneous) Bill 2025.
Government’s plan for permanent non-jury court may require a referendum, warns ICCL
Ireland’s Special Criminal Court is incompatible with international and constitutional human rights obligations.
ICCL statement on repeal of Offences Against the State Acts
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 Statement on the Programme for Government
ICCL is conducting a human rights analysis of the commitments outlined in the draft Programme for Government.
ICCL Submission to the Public Consultation on Jury Reform
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties recently made a submission to the Public Consultation on Jury reform,
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.
General Election Manifestos: ICCL’s Human Rights Analysis
During the 2024 general election campaign, ICCL will highlight some measures published in political party manifestos relating to human rights and civil liberties in Ireland.
ICCL urges parties to reform justice system, block surveillance and protect minorities
Civil liberties organisation launches its election manifesto.
ICCL launches campaign calling for abolition of the Special Criminal Court
25 June 2024 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has launched a campaign calling for the abolition of the Special Criminal Court. The ‘State of Emergency’ campaign aims to raise public awareness of the abuse of emergency powers and human …
State of Emergency? 52 years of the Special Criminal Court
Every year, the Oireachtas votes to continue emergency powers which have been in use since 1972. This involves passing a declaration that Ireland’s ordinary courts are inadequate to effectively administer justice, justifying the existence of the Special Criminal Court, a …
Roundtable Event on the Special Criminal Court
ICCL is hosting a roundtable event on the Special Criminal Court on Friday 7 July in Dublin.
Minister must implement Review Group’s recommendation and repeal the Offences Against the State Acts
ICCL has written to the Minister for Justice calling on her to repeal the Offences Against the State Acts
Key recommendations of the Offences Against the State Acts Review Group must be implemented immediately – ICCL
Government must commit to bring Ireland’s entire justice system in line with human rights law.
ICCL calls for immediate publication of review of Special Criminal Court
ICCL has urged the Minister for Justice to immediately publish the independent review of the Special Criminal Court.
ICCL and international expert call for an end to the Special Criminal Court
EU data protection authorities find that the consent popups that plagued Europeans for years are illegal. All data collected through them must be deleted. This decision impacts Google’s, Amazon’s and Microsoft’s online advertising businesses.
Guilty Until Proven Innocent?
High-profile US lawyer Nancy Hollander is to speak at an event on 26 January at 6pm aimed at ending the use of the Special Criminal Court. Hollander is best known for her defence of Chelsea Manning and Guantanamo Bay detainees. …
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 to ask States to recommend investigation into forced adoption at Ireland’s review by UN Human Rights Council
6 October 2021 Irish human rights organisations are to petition states to make recommendations to Ireland on its human rights record. It comes as Ireland will face a review by the UN Human Rights Council in November. The Irish Council …
Special Criminal Court: denying fair trial rights for half a century
23 June 2021 The Special Criminal Court continues to continues to represent the single biggest denial of fair trial rights in our legal system, according to the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL). As the legislation in which it is based, the …
Untenable in a democracy: ICCL renews call for abolition of Special Criminal Court
23 June 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), ahead of the mooted renewal of the Offences Against the State Act next week and the Dáil debate tomorrow, renews our call for repeal of the Act and with it …
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