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Politician(s) lobbied: Alice-Mary Higgins (Senator), Seanad; Frances Black (Senator), Seanad; Lynn Ruane (Senator), Seanad
Intent: To continue to influence Ireland’s foreign policy so that Ireland commits to joining the Hague Group and adopts the Hague Group measures aimed at preventing and ending genocide. These include ending arms transfers, halting military transit, enforcing shipping controls, cutting state support for occupation, and supporting investigations and prosecutions for international crimes.
Methods: Letter
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In-person delivery of an open letter endorsed by civil society organisations and a public petition to three Senators, as members of the Oireachtas, calling on Ireland to join the Hague Group and support its proposed measures.
Politician(s) lobbied: John Lahart (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: To accompany Kyoko Gibson in sharing her testimony and advocating for continued Irish Government support for nuclear disarmament and international efforts, including the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
Methods: Meeting
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Participation in a meeting with John Lahart TD in Leinster House as part of the No More Hiroshimas tour organised by Afri and the Irish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. The engagement centred on accompanying and supporting Kyoko Gibson as she shared her personal testimony as a Hiroshima survivor, with discussion touching on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons and international nuclear disarmament, including the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
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Intent: To influence Ireland’s foreign policy so that the Government commits to joining the Hague Group and thereby adopts the Hague Group measures aimed at preventing and ending genocide. These include ending arms transfers, halting military transit, enforcing shipping controls, cutting state support for occupation, and supporting investigations and prosecutions for international crimes.
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Afri and Comhlámh launched a public campaign ahead of the September Hague Group deadline. We asked civil society organisations to sign a joint open letter
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share the campaign with #HagueGroupNow
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and encourage staff to act. We asked individuals to sign a petition and use the Uplift tool to email their TDs urging Ireland to join the Hague Group and adopt its measures. No direct contact with DPOs took place in this period.
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Politician(s) lobbied: Matt Carthy (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Seeking to protect the Triple Lock
Methods: Email
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Subject: The Triple Lock
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Intent: The maintenance of a positive neutrality and accordance with Article 29 of the Constitution.::We also sought to protect the Triple Lock, which states that no more than 12 Irish troops can participate in overseas missions without the approval of the Cabinet, the Dáil, and the United Nations.
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Meeting
Speaking to Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach. This was as a part of an invited Afri delegation.
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