Dublin, 24 June 2019 Protecting certain groups from harmful content should not translate into totalitarian state structures capable of indiscriminate surveillance and censorship of our private communications. At ICCL we are deeply alarmed by BAI’s proposals for internet regulation, including …
ICCL director wrote to Senators outlining our concerns about the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016 before it was due for debate in the Seanad.
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have invited the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty, Professor Philip Alston, to give a talk on how digital surveillance technologies are being introduced into social welfare systems around the globe. Where: Pavee Point Traveller …
Dublin, 4 June 2019 ICCL worked together with Dr Maeve O’Rourke of the Irish Centre for Human Rights to make a submission to the Oireachtas Justice Committee’s consultation on the Direct Provision system. We add our voice to those voices …
ICCL and ACLU, our sister organisation in the US, took out a full page ad in the Sunday Independent on 2 June 2019 to protest the visit of President Donald Trump to Ireland. Because Rights Trump Hate.
At ICCL we believe in human rights and dignity. We oppose anything that impinges on your fundamental rights. That’s why we oppose Trump’s policies and his visit to our country. Here is just some of the work we undertake everyday …
At ICCL we believe in human rights and dignity. We work hard every day to protect your fundamental rights. And we oppose anything that impinges on those rights, including Trump.
Dublin, 25 May 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE/ The Coalition for YES, a coalition of NGOs and lawyers, have welcomed the resounding YES vote in the divorce referendum. Speaking as the results rolled in, executive director of the Irish Council for …
Dublin, 16 May 2019 Read our full annual report by following this link. Referendum Campaigns ICCL had a busy year in 2018, not least because of our campaigns in two seminal referendums – the referendum to repeal the 8th, and …
Dublin, 16 May 2019 Senator Lynn Ruane today launched her bill for reform of the Electoral Act with support from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), Education Equality and Amnesty International. Senator Ruane said: “I’m delighted to introduce this …
