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The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has called for the abolition of the Special Criminal Court in its manifesto for the general election. The document sets out 37 measures, including nine "high-priority asks", to protect civil liberties and human rights in Ireland.

A mural commissioned by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) warns that Garda use of facial recognition technology could lead to innocent people being misidentified as criminal suspects, with women and people of colour at increased risk.

Planned coronial reforms should include the provision of legal aid for families and reform of the jury system at inquests, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said. The Department of Justice last week published a report following a public consultation on reform of the Coroner Service an

A man who was wrongfully arrested and detained in the US based on facial recognition technology (FRT) has called on Helen McEntee not to introduce the technology into Irish policing. Robert Williams spoke at an event hosted by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) last week in Dublin, alongsi

Community and voluntary organisations are self-censoring out of fear of losing State funding, a new report suggests. Almost two-fifths (37 per cent) of participants in research conducted by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) reported that they have curtailed their advocacy, campaigning or

A clear rationale for introducing facial recognition technology (FRT) in policing should be published by the government, an Oireachtas committee has recommended. The joint Oireachtas committee on justice this week published its pre-legislative scrutiny report on the general scheme of the Garda S&iac

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has named the four films shortlisted for the 2024 ICCL Human Rights Film Award at the Dublin International Film Festival (DIFF). The winning film will be decided by a four-strong jury comprised of writer Una Mullally; Dr Marie-Luce Paris, associate profes

Ireland's first draft online safety code should be treated as a model for Europe, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said. Coimisiún na Meán last week began consulting on the draft online safety code for video-sharing platform services, which sets out measures that design

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has launched a new unit which will "investigate, litigate and advocate" to protect human rights globally. The new unit, called Enforce, will respond to the "tech threat to democracy and human rights" by investigating technology and tech industry practices

The European Ombudsman has upheld a complaint by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) in relation to the European Commission's failure to disclose a list of companies consulted on a controversial technology law. The issue arose after the ICCL requested documents pertaining to the decision-ma

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and the Committee for the Administration of Justice (CAJ) are to co-host a landmark conference on the issues of surveillance and oversight in policing north and south of the border. The free event on Tuesday 24 October will hear from speakers including in

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is aiming to grow its programme of work as part of a five-year strategy, it said on the launch of its 2022 annual report. The human rights organisation's latest annual report sets out a summary of its work in 2022 on areas including policing reform, fair

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has accused the government of seeking to "muzzle critics" of the Data Protection Commission (DPC) through new legislative proposals. A proposed amendment to the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022 would allow the DPC to direct indivi

The Department of Social Protection has known since 2021 that its biometric processing of personal data arising from the public services card (PSC) is illegal, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said after receiving new documents through a freedom of information request. A data protect

Ireland is continuing to act as an "enforcement bottleneck" for the GDPR, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has said. In a new report published today, ICCL said Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) is failing to enforce the GDPR against Big Tech despite an increase in resources.