Amnesty International Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Amnesty International Ireland

Date published 21 Jan, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2024 to 31 Dec, 2024

Specific Details Sharing new AI research, "You Feel Like You Are Subhuman’: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza" finding that, following 7 October 2023, Israel committed and is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza; and related recommended action

Intended results Share our findings and recommendation for urgently needed action; reiterate recent request for high-level meetings to discuss what can be done by Ireland, in coordination and in concert with other states, to bring an end to the genocide we now conclude is happening in Gaza.

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.

Letter (2-5)

letter each to Simon Harris and Micheál Martin

Submission (2-5)

each also sent an Annex with research report's main findings and recommendations, and the report executive summary

Email (2-5)

letters and submissions sent to each via separate emails

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 Harris An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)

Micheál Martin Tánaiste and Minister (Department of Foreign Affairs)