11 November 2021 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has welcomed commitments from government on preventing torture and ensuring justice for enforced disappearances. Yesterday the government made these commitments to an audience of its peers at the UN Human Rights …
2 March 2021 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said the pandemic has shown that older people living in residential care are not getting the protection and care they need. And it’s clear that there are problems in …
24 November 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has welcomed the publication of the report by the Council of Europe’s Committee on the Prevention of Torture today following its visit to Ireland in late 2019. We welcome the …
1 October 2020 This Friday, 2 October 2020, marks 13 years since Ireland signed but did not ratify the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention Against Torture (OPCAT). That is 13 years where Ireland has promised to prevent torture and …
