New report highlights gaps in implementation of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland 16 May 2024 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has today published a new report analysing the implementation of the five-year-old recommendations of …
16 May 2024 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) have produced a conference report of the Racial Profiling in Law Enforcement roundtable discussion. The discussion, hosted by ICCL and CAJ …
16 May 2024 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has produced a report entitled Human Rights in Ireland: Analysing the Implementation of the Recommendations from the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland. Over five years have passed since …
16 May 2024 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) have produced a conference report of the the Police Surveillance North and South: Covert Intelligence, Facial Recognition Technology, Oversight and Human …
New report reveals minority community perceptions of racial discrimination by An Garda Síochána 4 April 2024 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and the Irish Network Against Racism (INAR) have today launched a report which details the perceptions and …
The rule of law in the EU continued to deteriorate in 2023, according to a new report from European human rights organisations.
27 February 2024 Committee asks An Garda Síochána to clarify how they intend to use FRT; calls on Justice Minister to address discrimination and accuracy concerns The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice has today [Tuesday] published its pre-legislative scrutiny report …
01 February 2024 Nearly 5.5 years following the publication of the final report (2018) of the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland (CoFPI), the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) broadly welcomes the passage of the Policing, Security, …
Use of the “toxic” tool would result in a “massive step change” in police surveillance in Ireland Speaking at the Policing Surveillance conference in Dublin, hosted by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and the Committee on the Administration of …
ICCL conference in Dublin in October: ‘Police Surveillance North and South: Covert Intelligence, Facial Recognition Technology, Oversight and Human Rights’
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is recruiting a Policy Officer to work as part of our team of human rights activists. The Policy Officer will work as part of the ICCL team, working on research and policy programmes in the area of criminal justice reform, procedural rights, emergency powers and policing.
Draft legislation will be a missed opportunity unless key amendments are made
Garda oversight bodies must be given sufficient powers and independence if they are to ensure Gardaí operate within the law and with respect for human rights
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
ICCL urges the Oireachtas to ensure that new proposals for improved Garda oversight are strengthened
1 February 2023 ICCL has written to the Minister for Justice this week outlining its concerns ahead of Dáil debate today The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is deeply concerned about some elements of the proposed Garda Síochána (Recording …
20 June 2022 In relation to recent proposals for policing facial recognition technology in Ireland, experts from UCD, ICCL, Maynooth and UCC sent the following document to Oireachtas cabinet members today, June 20, 2022. We states that concerns regarding mass …
We’re looking for someone to develop a project on racial profiling and police in Ireland The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is an independent NGO that works to protect and promote human rights in Ireland. The Irish Network against …
About the Fellowship Recruitment is commencing for the ICCL and The Bar of Ireland Procedural Rights Fellowship. This nine-month Fellowship Programme is for early career barristers (years 1-3). The Fellowship will involve a barrister advancing a programme of research, policy …
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said the Gardaí must continue to take a community policing approach to enforcing the new regulations signed by the Minister for Health last night.
