(European Civic Forum to CIVICUS Monitor) On 31st July 2018, the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) accepted that the process leading to the adoption of a decision in November 2017,…
(The Irish Times) Law being used to shut down organisations holding politics to account For community and voluntary organisations across Ireland, yesterday’s settlement of the court proceedings between Amnesty International Ireland…
(The Irish Times) A woman with a serious disability who requires the support of a personal assistant has been told she cannot take part in any political activity if her PA…
(thejournal.ie) DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL has said it will not reinstate an event involving writers who have contributed to a book about the campaign to repeal the Eighth Amendment. The event,…
(Irish Council for Civil Liberties) The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is today sounding an alarm about the chilling effect it is observing in the wake of the censorship…
(CIVICUS Monitor) https://twitter.com/ccpconstitute/status/988855356825702400 Referendum campaign period officially underway At the end of March, the government announced that the referendum on repealing the 8th Amendment to the constitution is scheduled to take place…
(CIVICUS Monitor) News publisher Independent News and Media (INM) is under two investigations by Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner and the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement for its alleged involvement in a…
(The Irish Times) The State does not have a good reputation for data protection. In 2015 the former German federal commissioner for data protection, Peter Schaar, put it bluntly when…
(CIVICUS Monitor) Association On 19th January 2018, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) launched a report on the “Challenges facing civil society organisations working on human rights in…
(IRISH COUNCIL ON CIVIL LIBERTIES) Election regulations are shutting down civil society, states ICCL The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is today calling on Government to address deficiencies in Ireland’s…