Front Line Defenders
FLD
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).
Lobbying Activity
Meeting with Cristina Maestre (Member of the European Parliament)
2 Jun 2025 · Human Rights Situation in Thailand
Meeting with Villy Søvndal (Member of the European Parliament)
15 May 2025 · Ukraine
Meeting with Thijs Reuten (Member of the European Parliament)
14 May 2025 · Crimean Tatar
Meeting with Carola Rackete (Member of the European Parliament)
14 May 2025 · Sri Lanka
Meeting with Paulius Saudargas (Member of the European Parliament)
14 May 2025 · Human rights situation of Crimean Tatars
Meeting with Ondřej Kolář (Member of the European Parliament)
27 Mar 2025 · Meeting with Ukrainian human rights defenders advocating for the release of civilian hostages held in Russian captivity
Meeting with Cristina Maestre (Member of the European Parliament) and Human Rights Watch
26 Mar 2025 · Human Rights in India
Meeting with Chloé Ridel (Member of the European Parliament)
10 Dec 2024 · Human rights defenders - Burkina faso
Meeting with Mounir Satouri (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)
3 Oct 2024 · Défenseurs des droits humains
Meeting with Bernard Guetta (Member of the European Parliament)
2 Oct 2024 · Current situation in Gaza
Meeting with Isabel Wiseler-Lima (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and
4 Sept 2024 · Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union s policy on the matter – annual report 2024
Meeting with David Lega (Member of the European Parliament)
25 Oct 2023 · Human Rights, Hong Kong
Meeting with Barry Andrews (Member of the European Parliament)
5 Sept 2023 · Imprisoned Human Rights Defender
Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President) and
6 Jul 2023 · Defence of Democracy
Meeting with Lara Wolters (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Business Human Rights Resource Centre
26 Jun 2023 · Staff level: CSDD Directive
Meeting with Ibán García Del Blanco (Member of the European Parliament)
31 May 2023 · Exchange of views on the human rights situation
Meeting with Erik Marquardt (Member of the European Parliament)
31 May 2023 · Exchange of views on current situation in Jordan
Meeting with Salima Yenbou (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
30 May 2023 · DROI opinion on the regulation on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market
Meeting with Miguel Urbán Crespo (Member of the European Parliament)
24 Mar 2023 · Human Rights Defenders Myanmar
Meeting with Karsten Lucke (Member of the European Parliament)
22 Mar 2023 · Menschenrechte Myanmar
Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President) and
17 Mar 2023 · Defence of democracy package
Meeting with Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner) and
1 Dec 2022 · Speech at the 2nd GAP III Structured Dialogue with CSOs
Meeting with Dietmar Köster (Member of the European Parliament)
29 Nov 2022 · Human rights defenders who remain in long-term detention
Meeting with Nikolaj Villumsen (Member of the European Parliament)
29 Nov 2022 · Imprisoned human rights defenders
Meeting with Alviina Alametsä (Member of the European Parliament)
12 Oct 2022 · Human rights in Pakistan
Meeting with Fiona Knab-Lunny (Cabinet of High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles)
31 Aug 2022 · Exchange on EU support to human rights defenders
Meeting with Isabel Wiseler-Lima (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and
16 Jun 2022 · Annual Report 2022 - Human Rights
Meeting with Hannah Neumann (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
31 May 2022 · Exchange with recipients of Front Line Defenders Annual Award for Human Rights Defenders at risk
Meeting with Hannah Neumann (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
7 Apr 2022 · Exchange on Afghanistan
Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and Business Human Rights Resource Centre
11 Jan 2022 · Mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence
Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner) and
9 Dec 2021 · sustainable corporate governance initiative, CSRD
Meeting with Hannah Neumann (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and
7 Dec 2021 · Expert Round Table on EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders
Meeting with Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen), Renaud Savignat (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen) and
17 Sept 2021 · upcoming proposal on sustainable corporate governance
Meeting with Renaud Savignat (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen)
21 Feb 2020 · meeting to urge for more attention to be paid to human rights defenders in the NDICI
Meeting with Irena Andrassy (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica)
6 Mar 2018 · Presentation of the situation of human rights defenders in the world and their role in development