What does the programme for government mean for human rights?

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15 June 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has welcomed significant advances for human rights in the (draft) programme for government published today. We especially welcome the commitments to end Direct Provision and bring in a law to …

Peter Kavanagh (Green Party), Eoghan O Ceannabhain (PBP), Tara Deacy (SocDems) and Liam Herrick (ICCL) at a press conference to announce GE2020 parties' commitments to human rights.

Four of the major parties commit wholeheartedly to human rights

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4 February 2020 Four of the major parties contesting General Election 2020 have committed to ICCL’s 8 straightforward but crucial asks which would advance the cause of human rights in Ireland if implemented. Sinn Féin, the Green Party, the Social …

ICCL asks candidates to commit to 8 straightforward human rights advances

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14 January 2019 Email your local candidates in support of ICCL’s 8 asks Update: See if your candidates have endorsed human rights: The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) today launched its Election 2020 Manifesto. The human rights organisation has …

ICCL sends abortion safe zone investigation to Harris

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8 January 2020 The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has reiterated its call to the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, to immediately establish safe zones around all medical centres that can provide abortion services so that women and pregnant …

ICCL calls for immediate legislation for safe zones around abortion clinics

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Dublin, 8 January 2019   The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) today welcomed the announcement by Minister for Health Simon Harris that he intends to legislate for safe zones around abortion provision centres and called for him to move …