Robert Williams was wrongfully arrested in the US and is calling on the Minister for Justice not to introduce facial recognition tech into Irish policing.
Submission to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: The right to privacy in the digital age
ICCL, along with 14 other organisations in the International Network for Civil Liberties Organisations (INCLO), has made a submission to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the right to privacy in the digital age. This includes addressing recent …
International privacy experts condemn government handling of PSC debacle
Dublin, 3 September 2019 A group of international privacy and technology experts has sharply criticised the government decision to appeal the Data Protection Commissioner’s findings on the Public Services Card. They also condemned the outrageous decision to refuse to publish …
UN expert criticises Special Criminal Court and Offences Against the State Act
Dublin, 21 November 2018 At a lecture in Dublin tonight, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, has said that counter-terrorism laws which contravene human …
INCLO report reveals lack of transparency on intelligence sharing agreements at international level
11 June 2018 A year ago, ten members of the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO) launched a global public information campaign, asking for our national governments to provide information about the current agreements intelligence service agencies have with …
INCLO Statement on Women’s Right to Equality and Access to Reproductive Healthcare Including Abortion
The International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO) firmly believes that women and girls have the right to be informed of and to have access to safe, effective, affordable and acceptable methods of fertility regulation of their choice. INCLO further …
ICCL stands in solidarity with Hungarian civil society
The ICCL has joined 265 civil society organisations* in signing the following declaration of solidarity with Hungarian civil society: HUNGARY: Drop #LexNGO2018 On 13 February 2018, the Hungarian government tabled to Parliament a proposed legislative pack of three laws, commonly …
Abortion Laws and Human Rights – Global Experiences
INCLO members, including the ICCL, convened a public meeting in Dublin on 8 November 2017 entitled ‘Abortion Laws and Human Rights – Global Experiences’. Along with other international reproductive rights experts, INCLO members discussed how restrictive laws, policies and practices …
Abortion laws central to the fight for women’s equality: UN expert
Today in Dublin human rights activists from all over the world will meet to discuss the difficulties of working to advance the human rights of women and girls in the face of restrictive abortion laws, and the ongoing challenges that …