Amnesty International Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Amnesty International Ireland

Date published 21 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details AI’s assessment of EU and member states’ policies in view of 19 July ICJ advisory opinion concerning the Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem. Noted certain actions contributing to maintaining the unlawful situation Israel has created in the OPT, eg supplying arms, technology and equipment contributing to maintaining the occupation, trading with settlements, and allowing investments into settlements

Intended results Communicate our concern that the EU and member states are not meeting their obligations in view of the ICJ advisory opinion, noting certain actions contributing to maintaining the unlawful situation that Israel has created in the OPT; seek Irish Government's support for our recommendations of specific measures necessary to ensure EU and member state policies are aligned with the ICJ’s determination

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Stephen Bowen

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 from Stephen Bowen, Executive Director of AI Ireland, forwarding a letter from the Director of Amnesty International's European Institutions Office

Letter (1)

The letter from the Director of Amnesty International's European Institutions Office forwarded with this email

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.

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)