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 …

You cannot silence the children from the graves

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 …

You cannot silence the children from the graves

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 …