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The Irish Government's emergency coronavirus bill should be time-limited or include a "sunset clause", the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said. The Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Bill 2020 is due to be introduced in the Dá

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has announced it will award the ICCL Human Rights in Film Award and the inaugural ICCL Lifetime Contribution Award at a ceremony in Dublin next month.

Four of Ireland's main political parties have committed to all eight election demands issued by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL). The group challenged all parties to commit to its eight "human rights asks", which cover issues ranging from abortion access to hate crime and image-based sex

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has challenged candidates in the upcoming general election to commit to eight "human rights advances". The civil liberties group today launched its election manifesto, which sets out "immediate goals in the larger project to shape a society where everybod

The Department of Social Protection has formally appealed against the enforcement measures launched by the Data Protection Commission over the Public Services Card (PSC) scheme. The data protection watchdog launched proceedings against the department after concluding that the expansion of the scheme

The prospective use of CCTV cameras with facial recognition technology at the new children's hospital in Dublin is "likely unlawful", the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said. The contractor responsible for security systems at the hospital has purchased surveillance cameras from Hikvisi

The requirement to hold a Public Services Card (PSC) in order to apply for the National Childcare Scheme is illegal, highly discriminatory and will violate the privacy rights of people living in poverty, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has warned. The alternative paper application proce

New legislation is required to ensure that the case of journalist Dara Quigley, who took her life after CCTV footage of her without clothing was shared online, is never repeated, an Oireachtas committee has heard. The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) appeared before the Oireachtas justice co

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called for new legislation and reforms to legal aid to protect women from online harassment. In a submission to the Oireachtas justice committee, the rights group called for the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act to be amended to outlaw the cre

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has reiterated its call for the Government to comply with the legal directions of the Data Protection Commission (DPC) on the Public Services Card (PSC) scheme. Responding to the publication of the DPC's full report on Tuesday night, the civil liberties g

Privacy experts from the US, India and Kenya have sharply criticised the Irish Government's handling of privacy concerns over the Public Services Card (PSC) scheme. In statements issued after an international conference on privacy and information rights co-organised by the Irish Council for Civil Li

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called on the Government to ratify the UN Convention on Enforced Disappearances (CED) in order to deliver justice for victims and survivors of mother and baby homes. Marking the International Day of the Disappeared, the civil liberties group said the

There is no legal basis for requiring the Public Services Card (PSC) to access many public services which now require it, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) has ruled. The data protection watchdog has warned that the PSC, originally designed for welfare claimants, has become "far-removed from its

The Government has announced what it calls "significant reforms" to the possession of drugs for personal use in Ireland, introducing alternatives to prosecution for first and second offences but rejecting decriminalisation. Liam Herrick, executive director of the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (I

A significant number of public bodies who have a right under legislation to use the controversial Public Services Card (PSC) have said it does not benefit them, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said. The civil liberties group surveyed 164 bodies who are either directly or indirectly