6 June 2022 ICCL has just submitted a report to the UN Human Rights Committee, which will be examining civil and political rights in Ireland from 4-7 July 2022. We find gaps under the Right to Life, Freedom from Torture …
Take Action for Coroners Reform
ICCL is campaigning for root-and-branch reform of the coroners system. We all hope that when a loved one dies, they go peacefully. If someone dies tragically, we hope that the bereaved will be met with compassion and competence, as they …
Power to compel passwords must be removed from Police Powers Bill
1 June 2022 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said that the power to compel a password violates people’s rights and must be removed from a Bill currently passing through the Oireachtas. Given An Garda Síochána’s poor record …
Rights group to tell Oireachtas Committee grieving families are failed by coroner system
30 May 2022 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is set to tell the Oireachtas Justice Committee that the coroner system is in need of root-and-branch reform. The Committee is examining the issue on Tuesday. ICCL will say that …
Garda use of Facial Recognition Technology poses extreme risk to human rights
25 May 2022 ICCL strongly opposes the use of Facial Recognition Technology (FRT) for law enforcement and in public spaces. In our submission to the Oireachtas on the Garda Digital Recordings Bill ICCL has already called for a ban on the police …
Mother and Baby Homes violated international law; government must step up to its redress obligations
17 May 2022 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said the Mother and Baby Homes redress scheme must be significantly broadened to include all survivors. In a submission to the Oireachtas Children’s Committee, the human rights organisation said …
ICCL makes follow up complaint about An Post GeoDirectory
6 May 2022 ICCL has lodged a follow-up complaint about An Post GeoDirectory, which is selling personal data about 2.2 million Irish households. We found that GeoDirectory was using data gathered by An Post delivery people in the data packages …
Government must guarantee all healthcare at National Maternity Hospital
11 May 2022 Access to the full range of medical treatment for pregnant people is a matter of human rights which must be guaranteed in new National Maternity Hospital. The new NMH must be able to withstand future legal or …
An Post and Ordnance Survey Ireland are selling intimate personal data about all of us
3 May 2022 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has revealed that An Post and Ordnance Survey Ireland’s GeoDirectory is selling incredibly personal information, such as social class and family status, about us to companies such as Experian and …