Trócaire

Lobbying Organisation Trócaire

Date published 20 Jan, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2020 to 31 Dec, 2020

Specific Details Human rights in Central America

Intended results European Parliament support a resolution on 'the Foreign Agents' Law in Nicaragua Nomination of Guapinol Human Rights Defenders for the Sakharov Human Rights Prize

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Niamh Garvey

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 (2-5)

Email to Irish MEPs to update them on the context in Nicaragua and encourage the European Parliament to support a resolution on 'The Foreign Agents' Law.

Email (2-5)

Follow up with Irish MEPs regarding the nomination of Guapinol Human Rights Defenders for the Sakharov Human Rights Prize

Email (2-5)

Request to Irish MEPs to be signatory to a coordinated letter to Honduran authorities regarding Sakharov Prize finalists

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.

Clare Daly MEP (European Parliament)

Chris MacManus MEP (European Parliament)

Grace O'Sullivan MEP (European Parliament)

Ciarán Cuffe MEP (European Parliament)

Mick Wallace MEP (European Parliament)

Luke Ming Flanagan MEP (European Parliament)

Maria Walsh MEP (European Parliament)

Barry Andrews MEP (European Parliament)

Deirdre Clune MEP (European Parliament)

Seán Kelly MEP (European Parliament)

Frances Fitzgerald MEP (European Parliament)

Billy Kelleher MEP (European Parliament)