Front Line Defenders

Lobbying Organisation Front Line Defenders

Date published 21 Sep, 2016

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2016 to 31 Aug, 2016

Specific Details Correspondence relating to the security and protection of human rights defenders at risk

Intended results Positive action for human rights defenders at risk

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Executive Director Mary Lawlor has primary responsibility for lobbying within the organisation

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.

Meeting (1)

Update on Front Line Defenders' work on behalf of HRDs and FLD's interaction with Dept of Justice and Equality, in particular the Temporary Humanitarian Visa Scheme

Letter (1)

Request to raise the issue of killings of human rights defenders in Colombia with Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

Meeting (1)

Briefing on killings of human rights defenders and update on cases of Azimjan Askarov (Kyrgyzstan) and David Rabelo Crespo (Colombia)

Letter (1)

Request to raise the issue of Dawit Isak (Eritrea)

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.

David Stanton Minister of State (Department of Justice and Equality)

Eamonn Gilmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Brian Hayes MEP (European Parliament)