Front Line Defenders

Lobbying Organisation Front Line Defenders

Date published 19 May, 2017

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Foreign Affairs

Period 1 Jan, 2017 to 30 Apr, 2017

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 The Executive Director of the organisation Andrew Anderson has primary responsibility for lobbying within the organisation.

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)

Letter accompanying Front Line Defenders' Annual Report; highlighting developments for human rights defenders in Colombia, Bahrain and Kyrgyzstan; and expressing hope for continued support. Request to meet.

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.

Eamonn Gilmore TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)