ICCL’s pre-budget submission for 2024 contains 6 asks for the total of €10,340,000. If implemented, these items would represent a significant advancement in Ireland’s human rights infrastructure for a tiny investment, (roughly 0.017% of the projected budget spend for 2024).
ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have submitted a comprehensive list of amendments to legislators.
ICCL welcomes the Department of Justice and Equality’s stated intention to remove the section on blasphemy within the Defamation Act 2009, in line with the outcome of the 2018 referendum on this issue.
ICCL brings new complaint against the European Commission to the EU Ombudsman for 56 month GDPR monitoring data deficit
Legislation is key to tackle hate crime and extreme hate speech, but we need to get it right. While supporting the general aim of the Bill, at previous legislative stages the Coalition has expressed key concerns that have, so far, for the most part not been addressed
ICCL has engaged with the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022 throughout its legislative scrutiny. Together with the other members of the Coalition Against Hate Crime, we have compiled an extensive list of suggested amendments for Dáil Committee stage
Garda oversight bodies must be given sufficient powers and independence if they are to ensure Gardaí operate within the law and with respect for human rights
The Coalition has submitted suggested amendments to members of the Oireachtas To ensure the legislation is in line with human rights standards, reflects the experiences and needs of impacted communities, and provides clear definitions and thresholds
January 2023 It is important to ensure that people are captured in population statistics in all their diversity, including LGBTI+ people. The 2027 Census is an unprecedented opportunity to make progress in this regard. In this joint submission with Intersex …
December 2022 2023 marks the 30th anniversary of the decriminalisation of consensual sexual acts between men in Ireland. At least 941 men were convicted of “homosexual acts” under legislation which no longer exists, and the number goes up to over …
