ICCL made a submission to the Oireachtas Justice Committee on the new Garda Powers Bill. While we welcome the initiative in codifying police powers, we have serious concerns about some new powers and the impact they will have on rights. …
New garda powers include power to arrest for minor offences and detention beyond 24 hours
7 December 2021 A new Bill to introduce a general power of arrest and to remove the 24-hour limit to detention for questioning will come before the Oireachtas Justice Committee on Wednesday. The Bill will seek to limit access to …
ICCL sends briefing on new legislation to Oireachtas
3 December 2021 Ahead of an emergency Cabinet meeting on COVID-19, and following new advice from NPHET and new legislation rushed through the Dáil, ICCL sent a briefing to all Oireachtas members. In it we raise four primary concerns with …
Defence Rights in Evidentiary Proceedings
In 2021 ICCL wrapped up its work on DREP, a European wide project funded by the EU Justice Programme and coordinated by Fair Trials International. DREP took an in-depth look at defence rights in evidentiary procedures and gathered knowledge about …
ICCL Policing Reports
A Human Rights Based Approach to Policing On 14 September 2018 ICCL launched a report by the former human rights advisor to thePolicing Board of Northern Ireland, Alyson Kilpatrick, on why and how a human rights basedapproach to Garda reform …
Still no official data on hate crime in Ireland as Justice Committee hears of devastating impact on affected communities
17 November 2021 The Oireachtas Justice Committee has heard of the devastating impact of hate crime on affected communities from three members of the Coalition Against Hate Crime Ireland. The Committee met as legislation to outlaw hate crime and review …
Ahead of Oireachtas discussion on hate crime, on UN Day for Tolerance, affected communities call for action
16 November 2021 16 November is the International Day for Tolerance. To mark the occasion, 20 organisations, academics and individuals representing communities commonly targeted by hate crime and discrimination have called on the government to enact promised legislation against hate …
ICCL welcomes government commitments on torture and enforced disappearances
11 November 2021 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has welcomed commitments from government on preventing torture and ensuring justice for enforced disappearances. Yesterday the government made these commitments to an audience of its peers at the UN Human Rights …
ICCL: Special Criminal Court a fundamental denial of Constitutional rights to a fair trial
2 November 2021 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties says the Special Criminal Court presents an insuperable obstacle to the right to a fair trial. As we publish our submission to the Independent Review Group on the Offences Against the …
Donegal abuse could and should have been prevented: ICCL
28 October 2021 Human rights group the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said the longstanding abuse which took place at St Joseph’s Community Hospital and the Ard Gréine Court complex could and should have been prevented by a …