ICCL was busier than ever in late 2020 and early 2021. We are incredibly grateful for the support of our members which allows us to campaign for human rights even during the most difficult times. We report to members twice …
ICCL calls on Gardaí to end use of humiliating spit hoods following Northern Ireland report
12 November 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is again calling on An Garda Síochána to immediately end the use of spit hoods. The Northern Ireland Policing Board has today released a report calling for an end to …
Children’s Rights Alliance: Spit hoods fly in the face of government’s progressive youth strategy
17 September 2020 In response to the latest Policing Authority Report on the policing of the pandemic, the Children’s Rights Alliance has joined the Irish Council for Civil Liberties in expressing our deep concern at the use of spit-hoods against …
Ahead of garda review, ICCL calls for use of “barbaric” spit hoods to be immediately ended
30 August 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has made a detailed submission to An Garda Síochána ahead of Tuesday’s review by the force of its use of spit hoods. In it, ICCL says that human rights law …
State risking human rights obligations, should return to policing by consent
13 May 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has said the State must more clearly demonstrate that it is taking into account its human rights obligations in its response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Under the Irish Constitution, the European …