The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said the Gardaí must continue to take a community policing approach to enforcing the new regulations signed by the Minister for Health last night.
Emergency powers should only be exercised to protect public health
24 March 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said that new restrictions on non-essential services and outside gatherings announced today by government clearly impact our rights but human rights law allows for such restrictions when proportionate to …
ICCL briefing on emergency COVID-19 legislation
PDF version here ICCL supports the need for extraordinary governmental measures in these extraordinary times. However, we all need to be assured that when the emergency has passed this legislation, which foresees a significant interference with our rights, will also …
COVID-19 emergency powers: we’ve got this.
Emergency measures may be necessary. But government needs to demonstrate that necessity and it needs to show every restriction is proportionate to the risk posed by the pandemic. Add your voice to the call for a human rights impact assessment …
ICCL says emergency legislation must include sunset clause
17 March 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has said it is imperative that any emergency legislation introduced to curb the spread of COVID-19 should be time-limited, or include a sunset clause which stipulates that once this emergency is …
Emergency Laws, Counter Terrorism and Human Rights
On 21 November ICCL and INCLO will host the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, for a public event on counter-terrorism measures and their impact …