May 2022 ICCL voiced our concern that the continuing undemocratic restrictions on freedom ofassociation contained in the 1997 Electoral Act which will be further encoded into law in the Electoral Reform Bill. Our submission supplements those made by the Coalition …
ICCL submission to Justice Committee on OPCAT
ICCL has been campaigning for the ratification of the Optional Protocol Against Torture for years. Finally after a significant period of inaction, the Government is taking steps towards ratification. ICCL stands for a country where everyone feels safe, no matter …
Why the data retention bill is so problematic
06 July 2022 ICCL and Digital Rights Ireland have written to all members of the Oireachtas to outline our serious concerns regarding the Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) bill 2022. These are our main concerns: The bill will permit rolling …
ICCL Statement on UN Human Rights Committee’s 5th Review of Ireland
04 July 2022 ICCL’s Luna Liboni and Doireann Ansbro were in Geneva today for Ireland’s 5th review by the UN Human Rights Committee. Here’s the statement they delivered to the Committee highlighting some of the key issues in our full …
Ireland’s lax data protection enforcement may deprive digital sector of US data
Senior U.S. Senators have introduced legislation to protect American citizens’ data from being processed in countries with lax data protection enforcement. This threatens Ireland’s digital sector.
Submission to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: The right to privacy in the digital age
ICCL, along with 14 other organisations in the International Network for Civil Liberties Organisations (INCLO), has made a submission to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the right to privacy in the digital age. This includes addressing recent …
Privacy and competition leaders sign emergency ICCL letter to fix the EU Digital Markets Act
ICCL draws together competition & privacy leaders to urge EU co-legislators to correct the EU Digital Markets Act in an emergency letter this morning.
ICCL submission to Committee on Gender Equality
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’ …
Technical errors in the AI Act
ICCL is working with European Parliament Members to fix a new EU law intended to constrain Big Tech’s power.
ICCL seeks independent review of Data Protection Commission
ICCL welcomes the appointment of two additional Data Protection Commissioners, but insists on the need for an independent review.