22 June 2021 Representatives from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) are set to appear before the Oireachtas Justice Committee today. In a statement, the organisation said that it was disappointed that the government had chosen not to accept …
14 June 2021 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) will tell the Oireachtas Justice Committee that the proposed Judicial Appointments Bill does not go far enough in ensuring transparency in the judicial appointments process. ICCL’s Executive Director Liam Herrick, …
6 April 2021 ICCL, leading the Coalition for Civil Society Freedom, made a submission to the Department of Housing calling for the removal of the definition of “political purposes” from the Electoral Act 2001. This is because the current definition …
March 2021 ICCL made a submission to the Department of Housing on the Electoral Reform Bill. We welcome the move to establish an Electoral Commission. With regard to the issue of Political Advertising, ICCL believes that the State must vigorously …
7 April 2021 ICCL made a submission to An Garda Síochána’s call for submissions on their 2022-24 Strategy. We reiterated the importance of putting people and their rights at the centre of policing. We describe some key human rights concerns …
4 April 2021 ICCL made a submission to the public consultation on updating the Mental Health Act. We recommend the repeal of some sections in order to better protect human rights, including the section which dispenses with some safeguards during …
31 March 2021 ICCL submitted a piece to the Restorative Recognition programme for Mother and Baby Homes survivors. We highlighted the human rights obligations on the State which this programme does not reach. We urged the government to learn from …
8 June 2021 ICCL has written to An Garda Síochána, the Policing Authority, and the Department of Justice following disturbing scenes in Dublin over the June Bank Holiday. Given video footage and bystander reports of gardaí baton charging crowds, using …
9 June 2021 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said it is now abundantly clear that the Mother and Baby Homes Commission and its report were not fit for purpose. However, the rights body has said that this …
3 June 2021 ICCL has published a new report, Human Rights in a Pandemic, the culmination of over a year monitoring the impact of covid and the restrictions on human rights. While we acknowledge that government has done well in …
