A new cross-border report published today by ICCL and Northern Ireland’s Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) calls on the Irish government to establish a Historical Investigations Unit (HIU) to investigate unresolved deaths and incidents of torture and ill-treatment, including (but not limited to) cases related to the Troubles.
Five films at Dublin International Film Festival are shortlisted for the ICCL Human Rights in Film Award.
We are now one step closer to having hate crime law in Ireland, which will recognise the harm these crimes have on individuals and impacted communities.
The government’s commitment is positive, but we must ensure that disabled people’s rights are not violated in the first place.
The Coalition Against Hate Crime is disappointed that the government is dropping hate speech measures but we welcome their commitment to pass the hate crime legislation.
ICCL warmly welcomes the announcement of a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane in 1989.
16 May 2024 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has produced a report entitled Human Rights in Ireland: Analysing the Implementation of the Recommendations from the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland. Over five years have passed since …
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has announced the four films which have been nominated for the 2024 ICCL Human Rights Film Award at the Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF). The winning film will be decided by a four-strong …
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 has published a report assessing how the Government has performed against its human rights commitments in the Programme for Government
