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20 March 2025
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....
19 March 2025
Progress on Rule of Law in Ireland has stagnated, report finds
A new European report has found that Ireland’s progress on rule of law in 2024 has been minimal or stagnant....
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Administration of Justice
We campaign for laws, courts, and police to respect human rights
20 March 2025
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....
27 February 2025
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)...
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Equality & Discrimination
Everyone should be treated fairly and equally
16 January 2025
ICCL Statement on the Programme for Government
ICCL is conducting a human rights analysis of the commitments outlined in the draft Programme for Government....
23 November 2024
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....
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Digital Rights
Technology must work for democracy
14 March 2025
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...
7 February 2025
AI system definition guidelines fail to provide clarity
The guidelines published by the European Commission on the definition of an artificial intelligence system fail to provide clarity....
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Democractic Freedoms
Building a society we can all believe in
19 March 2025
Progress on Rule of Law in Ireland has stagnated, report finds
A new European report has found that Ireland’s progress on rule of law in 2024 has been minimal or stagnant....
16 January 2025
ICCL Statement on the Programme for Government
ICCL is conducting a human rights analysis of the commitments outlined in the draft Programme for Government....
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