Civil liberties group to launch major report on policing

The human rights group will officially launch its submission to the Commission on the Future of Policing (CFP) in Dublin at 6pm.

The launch event will feature a panel discussion with Noeline Blackwell from the CFP; Judge Mary Ellen Ring from Gsoc; Josephine Feehily of the Policing Authority; Chief Inspector Mark Toland of the Garda Inspectorate; a representative from An Garda Síochána; and Alyson Kilpatrick, former human rights advisor to the Policing Board of Northern Ireland

In a statement ahead of tonight’s event, the ICCL said: “Ireland is at a critical moment for policing. The Commission on the Future of Policing has been charged with mapping a comprehensive programme of reform and is accepting submissions to this process.

“The Irish Council for Civil Liberties believes that this presents a unique opportunity to ensure that the future development of An Garda Síochána is grounded in a human rights-based approach to policing.

“During 2018 we will be bringing forward proposals for how human rights can provide the foundation for the current Garda reform process, beginning with our submission to the Commission.”