Amnesty International Ireland (Amnesty International Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Amnesty International Ireland

Date published 19 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

Specific Details Transmission of Amnesty International report on human rights violations in Saydnaya Prison, Syria, to Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence

Intended results To bring to the Joint Committee's attention the human rights violations in Saydnaya Prison, Syria, outlined in the report, and urge its attention to same

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Colm O'Gorman

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

Email sent to Chair and Vice-Chair of Joint Committee, but with request that it and attached report be shared with the other members

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Brendan Smith TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Maureen O'Sullivan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)