Strong support for Coimisiún na Meán new rules that algorithms based on intimate profiling of people’s sexual desires, political and religious views, health conditions and or ethnicity must be turned off by default
Hate Crime Coalition says Government will not be finished tackling hate crime when legislation is passed
8 November 2022 The Coalition Against Hate Crime Ireland looks forward to seeing the passage of new hate crime legislation through the Oireachtas and calls for proper implementation and complementary measures. For too long victims have gone without proper justice …
Better engagement with impacted communities paramount as hate crime and extreme hate speech legislation advances at the Oireachtas
27 October 2022 The Coalition Against Hate Crime Ireland welcomes the announcement that the Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences Bill 2022 will be published today. We have been calling for this legislation for many years and the …
Rights group calls on politicians to consult communities targeted by hate crime as they legislate
27 January 2022 The Coalition Against Hate Crime Ireland has said politicians are not hearing the voices of people who are targeted by hate crime as they legislate on the issue. The Oireachtas Justice Committee has so far conducted one …
ICCL welcomes proposal to outlaw hate crime, sounds note of caution re free speech
17 December 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has broadly welcomed a Department of Justice report signalling its intention to draft legislation against crimes motivated by hate and prejudice. ICCL has been calling for such legislation for some …
ICCL: Incitement to Hatred Act doesn’t work
12 February 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said that Ireland may be falling short of its obligations under human rights law to protect people from the most extreme forms of hate speech. In a submission to …
ICCL contributes to shadow report for the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Dublin, 28 November 2019 On 2 and 3 December, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination will examine Ireland. Ireland has signed up to the UN Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and so it must periodically …
ICCL calls for urgent review of Incitement to Hatred Act
Following online abuse against an interracial couple from Co. Meath, ICCL calls for an urgent review of the Incitement to Hatred Act.