Dublin, 24 June 2019 Protecting certain groups from harmful content should not translate into totalitarian state structures capable of indiscriminate surveillance and censorship of our private communications. At ICCL we are deeply alarmed by BAI’s proposals for internet regulation, including …
Dublin, 14 January 2019 The Department of Social Protection has refused to release information regarding the Data Protection Commissioner’s investigation into the Public Services Card, in part because it may “be contrary to the public interest”. The request was brought …
18 December 2018 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) today welcomes the publication of the Government’s Implementation Plan for the Commission on the Future (CFP) of Policing Report. ICCL particularly welcomes the details set out in the Plan and …
On 21 November ICCL and INCLO will host the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, for a public event on counter-terrorism measures and their impact …
17th September 2018 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is seriously concerned by the Minister for Justice’s suggestion on the radio this morning that he supports legislation to outlaw the photographing of Gardai acting in the course of their …
Strasbourg, 14 September 2018 In a landmark win for seven INCLO members, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled that the United Kingdom’s mass surveillance practices violate privacy and freedom of expression. Led by Liberty, seven INCLO members joined …
Dublin, 22 August 2018 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has not received satisfactory answers from An Garda Síochána regarding its intention to record names, addresses, and photo identification of residents of Church St, Dublin, in exchange for wristband …
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 …
· The Government has announced that from 9 April all applications for new or renewed drivers licences will require you to have a Public Service Card – it is the only form of ID that will be accepted …
We presented our concerns about the Public Services Card to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection on Thursday 8th February: ICCL Submission to Oireachtas on Public Services Card 7.2.18 If you’d like to receive information about ICCL’s actions on …
Following our appearance highlighting concerns about the Data Retention Bill 2017 at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality (see below) they published this report, adopting all of the main recommendations we made: Report of Oireachtas Justice Committee on …
Dublin, 6 February 2018 A delegation from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is to appear on Thursday at a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection, highlighting what it says are significant human …
ICCL’s newsletter for Autumn/Winter 2017 is now available as a PDF: Rights News Autumn Winter 2017 and on ISSUU, below. If you’d like to subscribe to Rights News, let us know by writing to info@iccl.ie.
On 16 November 2017 the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, together with Digital Rights Ireland, submitted a report to the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Justice and Equality on the Data Retention Bill. Here is the full text of our submission: …
Our Information Rights Project Manager, Elizabeth Farries, appeared before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice and Equality last week with regard to the ICCL/DRI joint submission on the Retention of Data Bill. Watch her and our ED, Liam Herrick, here …
Public meeting on Public Service Cards and a National Biometric Database Irish Council for Civil Liberties and Digital Rights Ireland will be hosting a public meeting on the introduction of public service cards and the national biometric database. The meeting will take …
