Amnesty International
Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty and AI) is a non-governmental organisation focused on human rights with over 3 million members and supporters around the world. The objective of the organisation is "to conduct research and generate action to prevent and end grave abuses of human rights, and to demand justice for those whose rights have been violated."
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Frequently met people
- FCO Jeremy Browne 4 meetings
- BIS Edward Davey 2 meetings
Oral Evidence given to Parliament Committees
May 2012
- Jeremy Croft, Head of Policy and Government Affairs, Amnesty International UK gave evidence related to THE FCO’S HUMAN RIGHTS WORK IN 2011 on 22 May. [10]
January 2012
- Oliver Sprague, Programme Director, Military Security and Police, Amnesty International UK gave evidence related to STRATEGIC EXPORT CONTROLS on 23 Jan. [11]
May 2011
- Kate Allen, Director, Amnesty International UK gave evidence related to The FCO's Human Rights Work 2010-11 on 4 May. [12]
December 2010
- Oliver Sprague, Programme Director, Military Security and Police, Amnesty gave evidence related to Scrutiny of Arms Export Controls (2011): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2009, Quarterly Reports for 2010, licensing policy and review of export control legislation on 13 Dec. [13]
Lobbying firms retained
Sep 2010 - Nov 2010
- Stratagem (NI) Ltd. provided pro-bono consultancy and/or monitoring services to Amnesty International UK Charitable Trust. [9]
Government meetings last updated 19 Feb 2012 – excludes visits, attendance at seminars, conferences, receptions, media interviews
June 2011
Ministry of Justice
- Amnesty International met with Thomas McNally, Minister of State and Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, for introductory meeting. [2]
November 2010
Dept. for Business, Innovation and Skills
- Amnesty International met with Mark Prisk, Minister of State, to discuss the Arms Trade Treaty, along with Saferworld and Oxfam. [3]
- Amnesty UK met with Edward Davey, Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs, to discuss corporate governance, along with 23 others. [3]
October 2010
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Amnesty International met with Jeremy Browne, Minister of State, for round-table discussion on human rights in China, along with 8 others. [4]
- Amnesty International met with William Hague, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to discuss a range of human rights issues. [4]
September 2010
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Amnesty International met with Jeremy Browne, Minister of State, to discuss Burma. [5]
July 2010
Dept. for Business, Innovation and Skills
- Amnesty International met with Edward Davey, Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs, to discuss corporate governance, along with The Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition, Traidcraft, and TUC. [6]
Dept. for International Development
- Amnesty International met with Andrew Mitchell, Secretary of State, to discuss Rwanda, along with Human Rights Watch, Article 19, and Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative. [7]
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Amnesty International met with Jeremy Browne, Minister of State, to discuss Human Rights in Burma and forthcoming elections, along with 19 others. [8]
June 2010
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Amnesty International met with Alistair Burt, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, to discuss MEPP, along with 12 others. [8]
- Amnesty International met with Jeremy Browne, Minister of State, for Human Rights NGOs round-table discussion, along with Global Witness UK, Human Rights Watch, Minority Rights Group, Saferworld, UNICEF, and WOMENKIND Worldwide. [8]
References
- 1. Wikipedia. Amnesty International
- 2. Ministry of Justice. Ministerial meetings with outside interests, 1 Apr - 30 Jun 2011
- 3. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Ministerial meetings with outside interests, 1 Oct - 31 Dec 2010
- 4. Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Ministerial meetings with outside interests, 1 Oct - 31 Dec 2010
- 5. Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Ministerial meetings with outside interests, 1 Aug - 30 Sep 2010
- 6. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Ministerial meetings with outside interests, 13 May - 31 Jul 2010
- 7. Department for International Development. Ministerial meetings with outside interests, 13 May - 31 Jul 2010
- 8. Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Ministerial meetings with outside interests, 13 May - 31 Jul 2010
- 9. Association of Professional Political Consultants. APPC Register Entry, 1 Sep - 30 Nov 2010
- 10. United Kingdom Parliament. Uncorrected Evidence - HC 116-i - The FCO's human rights work in 2011 - uncorrected evidence - 22 May 2012 - HC 116-i - THE FCO’S HUMAN RIGHTS WORK IN 2011, 22 May 2012
- 11. United Kingdom Parliament. Uncorrected Evidence - HC1697-i - Strategic Export Controls - uncorrected evidence - 23 January 2012 - HC 1697-i - STRATEGIC EXPORT CONTROLS, 23 Jan 2012
- 12. United Kingdom Parliament. Minutes of Evidence - 4 May 2011 - Foreign Affairs Committee - Minutes of Evidence - The FCO's Human Rights Work 2010-11, 4 May 2011
- 13. United Kingdom Parliament. Minutes of Evidence - 13 December 2010 - Committees on Arms Export Controls - Minutes of Evidence - Scrutiny of Arms Export Controls (2011): UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2009, Quarterly Reports for 2010, licensing policy and review of export, 13 Dec 2010
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