Committee Stage Current 33rd Dáil 69/2020
Proceeds of Crime (Gross Human Rights Abuses) Bill 2020
- Sponsor
- Brendan Howlin
- Introduced
- 1 Dec 2020
- Last updated
- 2 May 2025
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- Treats money from gross human rights abuses abroad as criminal proceeds in Ireland, even if legal in that country.
- Amends Proceeds of Crime Acts 1996–2016 to let authorities seize assets linked to serious human rights violations overseas.
- Allows prosecution of crime proceeds from human rights abuses without requiring the act to be illegal where it occurred.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 33rd Dáil1 Dec 2020
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil1 Dec 2020
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil1 May 2025