Amnesty International Ireland (Amnesty International Ireland)

Lobbying Organisation Amnesty International Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details Communication in advance of EU-Israel Association Council, and sending a copy of Amnesty International's European Institutions Office letter to EU High Representative and EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs on this issue

Intended results Call on all Ireland (and all EU leaders) to use meetings with the Israeli Prime Minister to unequivocally denounce the authorities’ systematic human rights violations, hold them to account and insist on tangible steps towards progress on human rights as a key component of EU-Israel relations

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Fiona Crowley

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 also forwarded copy of letter sent by Head of Amnesty International's European Institutions Office letter EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs, including Ireland's, on this issue

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.

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)