Amnesty International Ireland

Lobbying Organisation Amnesty International Ireland

Date published 21 May, 2025

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2025 to 30 Apr, 2025

Specific Details Letter regarding Hungary's inviting Prime Minister of Israel to Europe while the subject of ICC arrest warrant, together with copy of Amnesty Secretary General's open letter of 1 April to the President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute on this mattter

Intended results Request Ireland to urgently and publicly call on Hungary to immediately arrest and surrender Prime Minister Netanyahu should he set foot in its jurisdiction, or to rescind the invitation

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 (1)

Copy of Amnesty Secretary General's open letter of 1 April addressed to the President of the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute on this matter was also enclosed

Email (1)

AI Ireland letter and AI Secretary General open letter sent via 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 An Taoiseach (Department of the Taoiseach)