29 April 2022 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has today warmly welcomed the publication of the general scheme of the Charities (Amendment) Bill (2022) and the plans to grant human rights organisations charitable status for the first time. If passed, …
ICCL and our Northern Ireland sister organisation, the Committee on the Administration of Justice, held a conference to mark 20 years of the Good Friday Agreement. ICCL’s Head of Legal and Policy Doireann Ansbro spoke on the pressing need to …
31 March 2022 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) today broadly welcomed the publication by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee of the Judicial Appointments Bill. The Bill as published is significantly improved from the initial Heads of Bill. ICCL …
30 March 2022 The government has knowingly missed an opportunity to fix an anomaly in Irish law which means community groups or volunteer organisations could be prosecuted for normal fundraising work. Speaking following the publication of the Electoral Reform Bill, …
30 March 2022 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called for three Constitutional amendments to help guarantee gender equality. The three amendments would provide protection for non-marital families, recognise and remunerate care work, and remove anachronistic language placing …
ICCL stands for gender equality as a human rights issue. The advancement of equality benefits all members of society. We work to ensure that gender is not a disadvantage for anyone in reaching their full potential. In 2021 the Citizens’ …
24 March 2022 Two leading human rights organisations on the island will today call for better oversight of police intelligence. With key reform legislation before the Oireachtas, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and Committee on the Administration of …
ICCL campaigns for better protection of people’s rights when they are in Garda custody.
The Trust for Civil Liberties, Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (T/A Irish Civil Liberties Trust) is an independent registered charitable trust set up to promote human rights research and education. The Trust was founded on the belief that independent research …
