Two pieces of policing legislation will be considered back to back on Wednesday evening by the Daíl Justice Committee: the Garda (Recording Devices) Bill and the Policing, Security and Community Safety Bill.
ICCL and DRI welcome Justice Committee’s concerns about proposed EU law which could lead to mass surveillance of private messages and emails
The proposed EU law could mandate the monitoring of virtually all public and private digital communications
Criticism of FRT plans by Government TDs welcomed by ICCL
ICCL welcomes the acknowledgement by Government TDs that the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) by An Garda Síochána poses a serious risk to people’s fundamental rights
Hate Crime Coalition welcomes progress of Hate Crime Bill as first key step to tackling hate crime
Ahead of its examination in the Oireachtas, the Coalition Against Hate Crime has welcomed the progress of the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence of Hatred and Hate Offences Bill) 2022.
Coalition Against Hate Crime submission to the Oireachtas Justice Committee on the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022
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
Briefing notes on incitement to hatred and hate crime bill
07 November 2022 Briefing notes from ICCL and the Coalition Against Hate Crime (CAHC) outlining the major issues of concern of the organisations working to strengthen the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022, submitted …
Rights group says strengthening of oversight essential to garda reform
15 October 2021 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is set to tell the Oireachtas Justice Committee that proposals for improved garda oversight are essential to the garda reform process and must not be watered down. Proposals on the …
ICCL to tell Justice Committee covid measures concentrate too much power in one pair of hands
22 June 2021 Representatives from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) are set to appear before the Oireachtas Justice Committee today. In a statement, the organisation said that it was disappointed that the government had chosen not to accept …
ICCL to tell Oireachtas Health Committee “extraordinary” powers must be reviewed
24 May 2021 Representatives from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) are to go before the Oireachtas Health Committee tomorrow (Tuesday) to call for an urgent review of the emergency covid legislation. This is the bedrock law which allows …
Justice Committee to hear of danger of electoral manipulation if DPC does not act
27 April 2021 (updated with video on 17 May 2021) The Oireachtas Justice Committee will tonight hear that the Data Protection Commission (DPC) has failed to enforce the GDPR, creating an acute risk for democracy. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties’ …
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