ICCL has made suggestions for how to protect human rights and ensure clarity in the forthcoming referendums.
ICCL calls for immediate legislation for safe zones around abortion clinics
Dublin, 8 January 2019 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) today welcomed the announcement by Minister for Health Simon Harris that he intends to legislate for safe zones around abortion provision centres and called for him to move …
ICCL publishes follow-up report to UN Committee Against Torture
ICCL Follow-up report to UNCAT This report by the ICCL was submitted to the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) on 26 November 2018 and forms part of the process of ‘follow-up’ to the CAT’s second set of Concluding Observations on Ireland, …
ICCL says 3-day abortion waiting period not rights-compliant
Dublin, 7 November 2018 As the Joint Oireachtas Committee discusses the proposed three day waiting period for abortion care, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said that the waiting period contained in the proposed legislation does not comply …
ICCL welcomes government decision to excavate grave at Tuam
Dublin, 23 October 2018 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has welcomed the announcement by the government to implement a multi-disciplinary framework, known as “humanitarian forensic action”, in order to identify the remains of those buried in an unmarked …
Scottish Minister for Older People and Equalities visits ICCL
On 11th September 2018, ICCL was honoured to welcome the Scottish Government’s Minister for Older People and Equalities, Christina McKelvie, to our offices. The Minister was in Ireland to meet with Irish Government and human rights bodies and organisations to …
NWCI and ICCL call on Dublin City Council to stop the sale of the former Magdalene Laundry
Dublin, 3 September 2018. The National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) have today called on Dublin City Councillors to support the motion to stop the sale of the former Magdalene Laundry site …
ICCL: Tuam and adoption scandals may involve enforced disappearances
30 August 2018 On UN International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called on the State to ensure that family members of children who were forcibly disappeared, either through forced adoption …
ICCL welcomes Amnesty result; calls on Government to amend unclear law
Dublin, 31 July 2018 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) today welcomes the outcome of the legal challenge taken by Amnesty International Ireland against the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPOC). SIPOC has agreed to fully retract its demand …
Members’ Report on Referendum to Repeal the 8th
The overwhelming vote of the Irish people on 25 May to repeal the 8th Amendment was a watershed moment for human rights and equality in Ireland. Many of the ICCL membership have played key roles in the long battle against …
INCLO Statement on Women’s Right to Equality and Access to Reproductive Healthcare Including Abortion
The International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO) firmly believes that women and girls have the right to be informed of and to have access to safe, effective, affordable and acceptable methods of fertility regulation of their choice. INCLO further …
ICCL calls on State to provide information and records to all affected by forced and illegal adoption
Dublin, 30 May 2018 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) today welcomes the decision of Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone, to establish a process of investigation into illegal adoptions where adoptive parents were registered as …
ICCL celebrates Historic Vote for Women’s Rights
Dublin, 26 May 2018 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) today warmly welcomed the overwhelming referendum vote to repeal Article 40.3.3 of the Constitution (the Eighth Amendment). Liam Herrick, executive director of the Irish Council for Civil …
ICCL convenes 1983 Anti-Amendment campaigners for ‘Under the 8th’ event
Dublin, 23 May 2018 Former Supreme Court judge Catherine McGuinness, Senator Ivana Bacik, and editor of Hot Press magazine Niall Stokes were amongst speakers at an event organised by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) which brought together people …
ICCL unveils mural calling for Repeal of the 8th Amendment
Dublin, 18 May 2018 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) today unveiled a campaign mural calling for a YES vote in the forthcoming referendum at Bang Bang café in Phibsborough. ICCL commissioned street artist and graphic designer Giant Sigh …
ICCL welcomes call for yes vote by UN women’s rights expert
Dublin, 10 May 2018 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties today welcomed a statement from UN women’s rights expert, Frances Raday, on the forthcoming referendum, saying that it brings a welcome note of clarity regarding the systematic violation of …
ICCL: Commission of Investigation into cervical check may further violate rights
Dublin, 2 May 2018 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties is today calling for a public investigation into the cervical check scandal, rather than a confidential Commission of Investigation which it says will not ensure public confidence in the State’s …