ICCL is researching how victims of crime in Ireland experience the criminal justice system and developing training to improve how they are supported
ICCL calls for robust Oireachtas scrutiny of legislation allowing Gardai use of new surveillance technology
1 February 2023 ICCL has written to the Minister for Justice this week outlining its concerns ahead of Dáil debate today The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is deeply concerned about some elements of the proposed Garda Síochána (Recording …
ICCL submission on the Garda Síochána (Digital Recordings) Bill
August 2021 This submission examines the Garda Síochána (Digital Recording) Bill, through thelens of privacy rights, data protection, the right to non-discrimination and the right toa fair trial. ICCL has identified a number of weaknesses in the legislation which giverise …
ICCL event on strengthening procedural rights in police custody: audio and visual recordings. 
As part of our EU- funded project – From law to practice: Strengthening procedural rights in police custody – on 19th and 20th July 2022 ICCL hosted a regional consultation. Police, government officials, defence lawyers, forensic psychiatrists, experts in technology and …
ICCL urges Government to include Direct Provision in key legislation protecting people in the care of the state.
5 August 2022 After years of campaigning by civil society the Government is taking steps to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT), an innovative treaty that requires the inspection of all places of detention by national …
UN Human Rights Committee makes strong recommendations for Ireland
27 July 2022 The UN Human Rights Committee’s concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Ireland have been published today. The Committee’s strong recommendations mirror much of ICCL’s longstanding positions on a wide range of rights, and call on …
ICCL calls on government to ensure Traveller access to justice
23 June 2022 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called on government to respond immediately, with specific actions, to the distressing information contained in the Irish Travellers’ Access to Justice (ITAJ) report released this morning. ICCL Executive …
Investigate racist policing and end parallel justice system, UN told
6 June 2022 The UN has received a report calling for steps to be taken against potential racial biases in policing, and for an end to the parallel system of justice in operation at the Special Criminal Court. The Irish …
New Report on Civil and Political Rights in Ireland
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 …