Irish Council for Civil Liberties 🏳️‍🌈

Ireland’s oldest independent human rights body. This account is no longer active or monitored. Find us on Bluesky @/iccl.bsky.social

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Our letter in today's @IrishTimes calling for transparency and public consultation on changes to Irish policing.

https://t.co/S0go2oGbQ0

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It's just 16 days since the media first reported the Justice Minister's plans to introduce tasers.

Running this taser pilot alongside the ongoing body-worn camera pilot is poor research practice - it will confuse any results and prevent the necessary robust evaluation.

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Today 128 guards in Dublin & Waterford will be armed with tasers - a fundamental shift in policing without any public consultation.

ICCL is deeply concerned at the speed with which tasers have been introduced & An Garda's approach to "piloting" new tech.

https://t.co/SEpS8zN8Pr

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📢 @ICCLtweet warns of the dangers of giving Tasers to historically unarmed Irish police:
"Tasers are not an effective de-escalation tool in all situations. International evidence shows they can escalate a situation, particularly when people are experiencing mental health crises"

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INCLO member @ICCLtweet says the pilot project to arm frontline police with Tasers (a so-called "less lethal" weapon) is being deployed with little evidence or explanation, and could turn into a permanent roll-out without any independent assessment
https://t.co/eEDjyqBLmP

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ICCL Executive Director, Joe O'Brien, will appear on @rtenews this evening to express our concerns about the plans to equip frontline Gardaí with tasers.

Learn more ⬇️ https://t.co/JUjRZzEVpf

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1⃣ #Today is the UN's International Day of #Solidarity with the #Palestinian People

🇵🇸🧵 INCLO members have urged countries to reject US sanctions aimed at disabling 3 leading Palestinian #humanrights organizations & push for their rescission ⤵️https://t.co/iD1FVWgIgy

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@DRIalerts Please read DRI and ICCL’s opening statement and submission here ➡️ https://t.co/4GjcxXW3Gs

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Yesterday, TJ McIntyre of @DRIalerts and ICCL told the Justice Committee that sections of the National Cyber Security Bill would give the National Cyber Security Centre powers that go beyond what is required under the NIS2 Directive, which Ireland is obliged to transpose. (1/14)

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@DRIalerts Finally, watch @DRIalerts recommend to the committee that, moving forward, the sections of the Bill that are not required under NIS2 should be dropped to allow for the straightforward transposition of NIS2 and then the State can consider what else is necessary. (14/14)