Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4.5 Fte (8)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
9
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Front Line Defenders (FLD)
EU Transparency Register
633748221618-41 First registered on 02 May 2016
Goals / Remit
Front Line Defenders was founded in Dublin in 2001 with the specific aim of protecting human rights defenders at risk (HRDs), people who work, non-violently, for any or all of the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Human rights defenders at local and national levels are recognised to be essential actors in the struggle for human rights and enjoy the freedom and security to undertake their legitimate activities.
FLD works to improve the security and protection of human rights defenders and organisations around the world at risk for their peaceful and legitimate human rights work. As identified by human rights defenders themselves, FLD responds to protection and security needs by providing support through grants, capacity building, visibility, networking, and advocacy, at the international, regional and local levels.Main EU files targeted
Annual Report on Human Rights (Council, EP)
MFF - External Funding Instruments post 2020
EU Guidelines on Human Rights (esp. on Human Rights Defenders)
EU Global Strategy
Urgent EP Resolutions on human rights
Human Rights Defenders in debates in DROI, AFET, Cohom
Human rights defenders in EU agreements and relations with third countries, human rights dialogues
EU legislative initiative on mandatory human rights and environmental due diligenceAddress
Head Office
First Floor Avoca Court Temple Road
Blackrock A94 R7W3
IRELANDEU Office
Square Marie - Louise 72
Brussels 1000
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
8
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 3 50% 1 25% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 23 Apr 2024
Name Start date End Date Ms Kerstin McCourt 29 Nov 2022 01 Sep 2023 Ms Kertstin MCCOURT 29 Nov 2022 02 Dec 2022 Ms Laurent ALDENHOFF 24 Nov 2022 24 Nov 2023 Alvaro GÓMEZ DEL VALLE 12 Nov 2022 11 Nov 2023 Ms Margot JONES 10 Nov 2022 10 Nov 2023 Ms Emma Achilli 15 May 2019 15 May 2020 Ms Camille GERVAIS 15 May 2019 15 May 2020 Ms Hannah STOATE 16 Feb 2019 12 May 2019 Ms Emma Achilli 19 May 2018 15 May 2019 Mr Omri PREISS 03 Jan 2018 15 Dec 2018 Ms Emma Achilli 09 Jun 2017 19 May 2018 Mr Philipp Woschitz 09 Jun 2017 09 Jan 2018 Mr Philipp Woschitz 18 May 2016 14 May 2017 Ms Emma Achilli 04 May 2016 03 May 2017 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
Human Rights and Democracy Network http://www.hrdn.eu/
Front Line Defenders has Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations https://www.un.org/ecosoc/en/home
Front Line Defenders is also a member of the Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition http://www.defendingwomen-defendingrights.org/, ESCRNet – the International Network for Economic, Social & Cultural Rights https://www.escr-net.org/, and the International Human Rights Funders Group https://www.ihrfg.org/, and is an Associate Member of Dóchas – The Irish Association of Non-Governmental Development Organisations http://www.dochas.ie/
Lifeline - Embattled CSOs Assistance Fund
Journalists in Distress Network
https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/en/who-we-are.
Front Line Defenders is a member of the EU Human Rights Defenders Mechanism, protectdefenders.eu, and sits on its board: https://protectdefenders.eu/Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
10,946,628€
Major funding types in closed year
Donations, EU funding, Grants
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution SIDA 1,256,487€ Grant EIDHR Afghanistan 366,405€ Grant EIDHR Bangladesh 59,111€ Grant EU Protect Defenders Mechanism 771,146€ Grant EIDHR – Venezuela 30,000€ Grant EIDHR – Turkey 29,795€ Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant EIDHR Afghanistan 9,373€ Grant EU Protect Defenders Mechanism 706,394€ Grant EIDHR Venezuela 30,000€ Other financial info
The amounts of EU funding highlighted in point d) refer to EU funding registered as income by Front Line Defenders in most recent closed fiscal year (2023).
FLD received more funding from the EU in 2023 but what is not recorded above was disbursed to partner organisations - mostly to those part of the ProtectDefenders.eu consortium that FLD coordinates - for delivery of activities in joint Actions. -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
LGBTI Intergroup
Communication activities
Implementation of EU Strategic Framework and Action Plan on Human Rights (EEAS, EC, Member States)
Implementation of EU Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders
Annual Calls for proposals on Human Rights Defenders
Dissemination and advocacy around our Annual Report, Dispatches and thematic/country reportsOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
9 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 06 Jul 2023 Location Brussels Subject Defence of Democracy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Simona Constantin (Cabinet member)
- Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
- Zuzana Dorazilova (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - The European Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
- Democracy International e.V.
- European Endowment for Democracy
- European Civic Forum
- European Youth Forum
- The Innovation in Politics Institute GmbH
- European Foundation Centre
- Transparency International Liaison Office to the European Union
- European Partnership for Democracy
- European Movement International
- European Center for Not-for-Profit Law Stichting
- Foundation on European Citizens’ Rights, Involvement and Trust
- Civil Society Europe
- Association Européenne pour la Démocratie Locale
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Date 17 Mar 2023 Location Brussels Subject Defence of democracy package Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists - Civil Society Europe
- European Citizen Action Service
- European Youth Forum
- European Civic Forum
- Open Society European Policy Institute
- Association Européenne pour la Démocratie Locale
- Transparency International Liaison Office to the European Union
- Centre for Democracy & Technology, Europe
- EU DisinfoLab
- Europe's People's Forum
- European Partnership for Democracy
- European Foundation Centre
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Date 31 Aug 2022 Location Brussels Subject Exchange on EU support to human rights defenders Cabinet Cabinet of High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles Portfolio High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the Commission Attending - Fiona Knab-Lunny (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Jan 2022 Location video call Subject Mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 09 Dec 2021 Location online Subject sustainable corporate governance initiative, CSRD Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
- Florian Denis (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 17 Sep 2021 Location videoconference Subject upcoming proposal on sustainable corporate governance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet member)
- Renaud Savignat (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject meeting to urge for more attention to be paid to human rights defenders in the NDICI Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Renaud Savignat (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Mar 2018 Location Brussels Subject Presentation of the situation of human rights defenders in the world and their role in development Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica Portfolio International Cooperation & Development Attending - Irena Andrassy (Cabinet member)