The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) is Ireland’s leading independent human rights watchdog, which monitors, educates and campaigns in order to secure full enjoyment of human rights for everyone.

Founded in 1976 by Mary Robinson and others, the ICCL has played a leading role in some of the most successful human rights campaigns in Ireland. These have included campaigns resulting in the establishment of an independent Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission, the legalisation of the right to divorce, more effective protection of children’s rights, the decriminalization of homosexuality and the introduction of enhanced equality legislation.

We believe in a society which protects and promotes human rights, justice and equality.

The National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE) is an Irish Government agency established to provide advice, support and information on the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in education. Its overall objective is the integration of ICT in learning and teaching. Webwise is the Irish Internet Safety Awareness Centre managed by the NCTE.

Webwise provides parents, teachers, and children with educational resources, advice and tools promoting safer more effective use of internet and mobile phone technologies. The work of the Webwise initiative is supported by funding from the Department of Education and Science and the European Commission’s Safer Internet Programme.

What we do:

— Advocate for positive changes in the area of human rights; Monitor government policy to make sure that it complies with international standards;

— Conduct original research and publish reports on issues as diverse as equal rights for all families, the right to privacy, police accountability and judicial accountability;

— Run campaigns to raise public and political awareness of human rights, justice and equality issues;

— Work closely with other key stakeholders in the human rights, justice and equality sectors.

NCTE,
Dublin City University,
Dublin 9

tel: 01-700 8200
fax: 01-700 8210
email: internetsafety@ncte.ie
www.ncte.ie

For further information contact:
Irish Council for Civil Liberties,
9-13 Blackhall Place, Dublin 7


TEL: 01 799 4504
FAX: 01 799 4512
EMAIL: info@iccl.ie
www.iccl.ie

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