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 …
ICCL analysis of Judicial Appointments Bill
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 …
Strengthening procedural rights in police custody
ICCL campaigns for better protection of people’s rights when they are in Garda custody.
Towards Best Practice: A report on the new Judicial Council in Ireland
Government underfunding of the judiciary is hampering access to justice in Ireland. Ireland has the lowest number of judges per head in the EU. The State does not provide sufficient resources for the education and training courses that are needed …
ICCL report on the coroners system
“If you think this system is capable of finding out what happened to your relative because it is a really good system and you can put your faith in it? Think again.” ICCL, with Professor Phil Scraton and Gillian McNaull, …
Consultancy Opportunity!
We’re looking for someone to develop a project on racial profiling and police in Ireland The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is an independent NGO that works to protect and promote human rights in Ireland. The Irish Network against …