Front Line Defenders

Lobbying Organisation Front Line Defenders

Date published 14 May, 2021

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021

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 Andrew Anderson

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.

Virtual Meeting (1)

Re. the case of imprisoned human rights defender Abdulhadi Al Khawaja in Bahrain

Letter (1)

Letter and Briefing (sent by email) to Minister Coveney regarding the very serious deterioration of the situation of human rights defenders in Colombia.

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.

Sonja Hyland Assistant Secretary (Department of Foreign Affairs)

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)