International Partnership for Human Rights

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

75,000€

Financial year: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

1.5 Fte (3)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

9

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    International Partnership for Human Rights   (IPHR)

    EU Transparency Register

    47292178704-33 First registered on 03 May 2012

    Goals / Remit

    The association’s social purpose of national and international utility is the defence of human rights, including civil and political rights as well as economic, cultural and social rights; the rights of women, children and other vulnerable groups; the promotion of the rule of law and democracy, as well as development aid.

    To reach its purpose, the association may undertake activities such as:
    - concrete assistance to local human rights associations throughout the world by offering targeted expertise in designing and developing human rights projects on a national, regional or international scale;
    - search for funding from private foundations and public financial backers, including European funding, to support local associations’ projects throughout the world;
    - partnership with other local or international groups on human rights, democracy, rule of law or development projects;
    - research, preparation, publication and circulation of feature articles, press releases, brochur (...)

    Main EU files targeted

    EU Strategic Framework and Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy
    The EU Central Asia Strategy (on human rights and other issues)
    Guidelines on human rights in EU relations with third countries
    EU Guidelines on human rights defenders
    EU Guidelines on freedom of expression online and offline
    EU Guidelines on freedom of religion or belief
    EU Guidelines on the rights of the child
    EU Guidelines on the rights of LGBTI people
    EU Guidelines on torture
    Partnership and Cooperation Agreements with Central Asian Countries and EU
    Association Agreement between EU and Georgia Negotiations on legal framework between the EU and Azerbaijan, between the EU and Armenia
    Eastern Partnership and the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement

    Address

    Head Office
    ​Rue Belliard 205, 6th floor
    Brussels 1040
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    3

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%1
    25%2

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    1.5

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 09 Jul 2020

    Name Start date End Date
    Ms Brigitte Dufour 10 Feb 2024 07 Feb 2025
    Ms Lucie TAFFORIN 08 Feb 2024 07 Feb 2025
    Ms Svitlana VALKO 06 Feb 2024 05 Feb 2025
    Ms Favziya NAZAROVA 06 Feb 2024 05 Feb 2025
    Mr Simon Papuashvili 06 Feb 2024 05 Feb 2025
    Ms Maryna Zastavna 03 Feb 2024 31 Jan 2025
    Mr Matthew SMITH 02 Feb 2024 01 Feb 2025
    Mr Simon Papuashvili 16 Dec 2022 16 Dec 2023
    Ms Svitlana VALKO 13 Dec 2022 13 Dec 2023
    Ms Maryna Zastavna 13 Dec 2022 13 Dec 2023
    Mr Matthew SMITH 01 Dec 2022 01 Dec 2023
    Mr Matt SMITH 01 Dec 2022 05 Dec 2022
    Ms Tinatin Tsertsvadze 08 Mar 2019 07 Mar 2020
    Ms Aygul PANJALIYEVA 15 Jun 2018 01 Aug 2018
    Ms Julija RAVAITYTE 31 May 2018 31 May 2019
    Ms Tinatin Tsertsvadze 01 Mar 2018 01 Mar 2019
    Mr Simon Papuashvili 24 Jan 2018 19 Jan 2019
    Ms Julija RAVAITYTE 06 Sep 2017 05 Dec 2017
    Ms Tinatin Tsertsvadze 28 Feb 2017 25 Feb 2018
    Ms Oumou Van Rijen 21 Feb 2017 17 Jun 2017
    Ms Anouk Van Eekeren 21 Feb 2017 08 Jun 2017
    Ms Maryna Zastavna 18 Oct 2016 15 Oct 2017
    Mr Simon Papuashvili 30 Apr 2016 30 Apr 2017
    Ms Svetlana KNIAZEVA 04 Mar 2016 03 Mar 2017
    Ms Marguerite BRYSSINCK 22 Mar 2016 18 May 2016
    Ms Kniazeva Svetlana 04 Mar 2016 05 Apr 2016
    Mr Emanuele Sansonetti 04 Mar 2016 02 Jun 2016
    Ms Tinatin Tsertsvadze 19 Feb 2016 17 Feb 2017
    Ms Oleksandra ZMIYENKO 03 Feb 2016 01 May 2016
    Ms Kniazeva Svetlana 19 May 2015 12 Nov 2015
    Mr Simon Papuashvili 19 Mar 2015 17 Mar 2016
    Ms Jasmijn Remmers 18 Feb 2015 05 Jun 2015
    Ms Tinatin Tsertsvadze 11 Feb 2015 05 Feb 2016
    Ms Brigitte Dufour 04 Nov 2014 30 Oct 2015
    Mrs Brigitte Dufour 04 Nov 2014 27 Jan 2015
    Ms Kniazeva Svetlana 04 Nov 2014 19 May 2015
    Ms Dalia Shakir 04 Nov 2014 05 Jun 2015
    Ms Mariana Machado Rocha 04 Jul 2014 01 Jul 2015
    Ms Maryna Gusyakova 18 Jan 2014 01 May 2014
    Ms Emma Dorst 17 Jan 2014 01 Jun 2014
    Mrs Brigitte Dufour 20 Jun 2013 19 Jun 2014
    Ms Mariana Machado Rocha 05 Jun 2013 04 Jun 2014
    Mr Simon Papuashvili 31 May 2013 30 May 2014
    Mr Simon Papuashvili 06 Oct 2012 04 May 2013
    Mrs Brigitte Dufour 06 Jun 2012 20 Jun 2013
    Ms Natalia Cochin 25 May 2012 01 Aug 2012
    Ms Demidova Marina 25 May 2012 01 Aug 2012
    Ms Mariana Machado Rocha 23 May 2012 17 Jun 2013

    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

  • Categories

    Category

    III - Non-governmental organisations

    Subcategory

    Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    Human Rights and Democracy Network
    Civic Solidarity Platform
    Anna Lindh Foundation
    EU-Russia Civil Society Forum
    EU Fundamental Rights Platform

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    75,000€

    EU grant income for closed financial year

    370,213 € (Source: EIDHR, European Commission)

    Other financial info

    IPHR has one full time advocacy director based in Brussels. Two other colleagues spend around 10% of their time in EU advocacy.

    Advocacy as done by IPHR staff vis-a-vis envisages - regular visit to the European Parliament to: 1) meet with MEPs from AFET, DROI and sometimes INTA committees, 2) meet with staffers in AFET, DROI and INTA committees 3) meet with MEPs from the delegations to South Caucasus, Central Asia, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, Russia 4) meeting with the staffers of the secretariat of the delegations 5) attend the hearings of the committees 6) attend the meetings/conferences in the European Parliament 7) at times we have asked MEP(s) to host or co-host our events/conferences

    IPHR staff also does advocacy vis-a-vis other EU institutions, notably with DG DEVCO, DG Trade, EEAS, and member states Permanent Representations.

    Additionally IPHR organises 1-2 a year visits for human rights defenders and activists from the countries we cover: Ukraine, Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
    During these visits IPHR organises bilateral or group meetings with relevant EU stakeholders, among them with MEPs, and staffers of relevant committees and EP delegations.

    IPHR is a member of Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN) and is currently one of the members of three-person management Troika.

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    https://www.iphronline.org/tajikistan-limitations-on-media-freedom-keenly-felt-during-covid-19-pandemic.html

    https://www.iphronline.org/stop-torture-in-central-asia-not-just-on-paper-but-in-practice.html

    https://www.iphronline.org/launching-the-joint-project-enhancing-cooperation-and-dialogue-between-civil-society-and-government-in-the-area-of-human-rights-and-fundamental-freedoms.html

    New report: Freedom of religion and belief in Azerbaijan, 12 December 2019, https://www.iphronline.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/FoRB.pdf

    Turkmenistan: the state reinforces propaganda campaigns following rumours of the president’s death
    3 December 2019, https://www.iphronline.org/turkmenistan-the-state-reinforces-propaganda-campaigns.html

    Uzbekistan: Submission to the UN Committee Against Torture, 11 November 2019, https://www.iphronline.org/uzbekistan-submission-to-the-un-committee-against-torture.html

    Under pressure: increased state restrictions on independent civil society in the Russian Federation
    23 March 2018
    https://iphronline.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/IPHR-Memorial-brief.pdf

    Kyrgyzstan: Journalists and media face threats, attacks as ex-president is arrested, 4 November 2019, https://www.iphronline.org/kyrgyzstan-journalists-and-media-face-threats-attacks-as-ex-president-is-arrested.html

    EU-Uzbekistan Human Rights Dialogue: EU to raise key fundamental rights issues, 21 June 2019, https://www.iphronline.org/protection-of-fundamental-rights-in-uzbekistan.html

    Russian Federation: The trial and conviction of human rights defender Oyub Titiev, 21 June 2019, https://www.iphronline.org/russian-federation-the-trial-and-conviction-of-human-rights-defender-oyub-titiev.html

    Key concerns and recommendations on the protection of fundamental rights in Azerbaijan
    15 October 2018

    https://iphronline.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/last-EU_Az_HR_dialogue-updated-11.10.pdf

    Azerbaijan: Rights groups demand justice for tortured Azerbaijan | Statement | 12/01/2017 http://iphronline.org/en/#1439584704485-fd1e08e0-118f

    Georgia: Final report of NGO election observation mission
    Georgia | Report | 22/12/16
    http://iphronline.org/en/#1439584704826-aefe1f5d-62a5

    EU: Insist on concrete measures to address pressing human rights issues in Kazakhstan
    Kazakhstan | Statement 23/10/2016 http://iphronline.org/en/#1439584704826-aefe1f5d-62a5

    Azerbaijan: Leading human rights defender convicted on politically motivated charges
    Azerbaijan l Statement l 17/04/15

    Open letter to the International Olympic Committee: Speak out against bill threatening LGBTI expression in Kazakhstan
    Kazakhstan, IOC l Open letter l 16/04/15

    Stifling civil society in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan: Current concerns
    Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, OSCE l Statement l 15/04/15

    Freedom of association: A downward spiral - An update on developments in the countries of the former Soviet Union since December 2014
    The former Soviet Union, OSCE l 13/04/15

    EU: Use Brussels visit of Kyrgyzstan’s president to secure human rights commitments
    EU, Kyrgyzstan l Press release l 26/03/15

    Letter to EU leaders on Brussels visit of Kyrgyzstan's president
    EU, Kyrgyzstan l Letter l 26/03/15

    Human Rights in Ukraine Newsletter, Issue No. 1, March 2015
    Ukraine l Newsletter l 25/03/15

    Fair trial for Azerbaijan's prisoners of conscience
    Azerbaijan l Statement l 23/03/15
    Tajikistan: UN review of economic, social and cultural rights
    Tajikistan, UN l Press release l 24/02/15

    Azerbaijan/EU: Use official visit to free activists
    Azerbaijan, EU l Press release l 23/02/15

    Ukraine: Deter grave crimes by joining the ICC
    Ukraine l Press release l 20/02/15

    Azerbaijan: Don't allow Baku to use European Games to whitewash its human rights record
    Azerbaijan l Open letter l 16/02/15

    Mission report on Mariupol shelling in Ukraine
    Ukraine l Field mission report l 13/02/15

    Other activities

    - Human Rights Advocacy before the EEAS and the European Parliament;

    - Attendance of hearings and events at the European Parliament;

    - Organisation of meetings of human rights defenders with EU institutions;

    - Participation in consultations with the EEAS and the European Commission;

    - Participation in the EIDHR Forum and the NGO Forums;

    - Provision of information to Human Rights Dialogues with Central Asia Countries.

  • 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.

    • Date 28 Jun 2022 Location Brussels
      Subject War crimes in Ukraine
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi
      Portfolio Neighbourhood and Enlargement
      Attending
      • Laszlo Kristoffy (Cabinet member)
      • Katri Teedumae (Cabinet member)
    • Date 26 Jun 2019 Location Brussels
      Subject Human rights
      Cabinet Cabinet of High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini
      Portfolio Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
      Attending
      • Jani Taivalantti (Cabinet member)
    • Date 06 Jun 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Recent developments in Kyrgyzstan
      Cabinet Cabinet of High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini
      Portfolio Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
      Attending
      • Jani Taivalantti (Cabinet member)
    • Date 26 Apr 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject MFF
      Cabinet Cabinet of High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini
      Portfolio Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
      Attending
      • Giulio Di Blasi (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 21 Mar 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject Human Rights situation in Russia
      Cabinet Cabinet of High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini
      Portfolio Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
      Attending
      • Jani Taivalantti (Cabinet member)
    • Date 23 Feb 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject Azerbaijan
      Cabinet Cabinet of High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini
      Portfolio Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
      Attending
      • Iwona Piorko Bermig (Cabinet member)
    • Date 20 Jan 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject Situation in Azerbaijan
      Cabinet Cabinet of High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini
      Portfolio Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
      Attending
      • Iwona Piorko Bermig (Cabinet member)
    • Date 29 Jun 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Civil Society in Russia
      Cabinet Cabinet of High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini
      Portfolio Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
      Attending
      • Iwona Piorko Bermig (Cabinet member)
    • Date 29 Jun 2015 Location Berlaymont, Brussels
      Subject Fundamental rights in Russia and EU
      Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
      Attending
      • Bernd Martenczuk (Cabinet member)
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