ICCL is conducting a human rights analysis of the commitments outlined in the draft Programme for Government.
ICCL urges Government to include Direct Provision in key legislation protecting people in the care of the state.
5 August 2022 After years of campaigning by civil society the Government is taking steps to ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT), an innovative treaty that requires the inspection of all places of detention by national …
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 …
Donegal abuse could and should have been prevented: ICCL
28 October 2021 Human rights group the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said the longstanding abuse which took place at St Joseph’s Community Hospital and the Ard Gréine Court complex could and should have been prevented by a …
ICCL calls for real and lasting justice for survivors of Mother and Baby Homes
12 January 2021 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is calling on government to ensure real and lasting justice for survivors of Mother and Baby Homes, including through inquests where appropriate. We also call for an investigation to examine …
ICCL welcomes anti-torture report, calls for long overdue ratification of UN treaty
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 …
Where Everyone is Safe: ICCL launches new anti-torture campaign
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 …
What does the programme for government mean for human rights?
15 June 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has welcomed significant advances for human rights in the (draft) programme for government published today. We especially welcome the commitments to end Direct Provision and bring in a law to …
Four of the major parties commit wholeheartedly to human rights
4 February 2020 Four of the major parties contesting General Election 2020 have committed to ICCL’s 8 straightforward but crucial asks which would advance the cause of human rights in Ireland if implemented. Sinn Féin, the Green Party, the Social …
ICCL asks candidates to commit to 8 straightforward human rights advances
14 January 2019 Email your local candidates in support of ICCL’s 8 asks Update: See if your candidates have endorsed human rights: The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) today launched its Election 2020 Manifesto. The human rights organisation has …
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