Human Rights Watch

EU lobbying footprint — who they meet, and on what.

Register no.
56362448807-46
Disclosed meetings
113 (46 Commission · 67 MEP)
Period
2024-07-102026-06-10

Declared fields of interest: Borders and security · Climate action · Enlargement · Environment · European neighbourhood policy · External relations · Foreign affairs and security policy · Humanitarian aid and civil protection · International co-operation and development · Justice and fundamental rights · Migration and asylum · Taxation

Lobbying profile

as declared 2026-04-24
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Legal status
ASBL
Declared lobbying cost
€0
Lobbying FTEs
6.2
Members
2
LobbyFacts / Transparency Register source ↗

At a glance

Most-met policy areas
  • Technology1
  • Finance1
  • Trade1
  • Social1
Commission officials
  • Lora Borissova4
  • Christine O'Dwyer3
  • Esther Pozo Vera3
  • Simon Mordue2
  • Salvador Franca2
MEPs met
  • NEUMANN Hannah5
  • JALLOUL MURO Hana3
  • VAUTMANS Hilde3
  • SIPPEL Birgit3
  • STRIK Tineke3

Disclosed meetings

Newest first, showing the most recent 60 of 113. EC = European Commission, EP = Member of the European Parliament.

  • 2026-06-10EPLUENA César
    North Korean forced laborsource ↗
  • 2026-06-05ECPeter Sandler · Director
    DG TRADE met HRW at their request to discuss their report on exports of cybersurveillance items from the EU.source ↗
  • 2026-06-03ECLora Borissova · Cabinet of Commissioner Hadja Lahbib
    • Lebanon • Democratic Republic of the Congo • Humanitarian situationsource ↗
  • 2026-05-06ECChristine O'Dwyer · Cabinet of High Representative/ Vice-President Kaja Kallas
    Human rights in Syriasource ↗
  • 2026-04-27ECSimon Mordue · Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen
    Human Rights situation in Tunisiasource ↗
  • 2026-04-23ECChristine O'Dwyer · Cabinet of High Representative/ Vice-President Kaja Kallas
    Situation in Iransource ↗
  • 2026-04-21EPNEUMANN Hannah
    Exchange of Views on Gender Apartheidsource ↗
  • 2026-04-10EPLOISEAU Nathalie
    Situation humanitaire au Sahelsource ↗
  • 2026-04-08EPANDREWS Barry
    Burkina Fasosource ↗
  • 2026-03-17EPVIEIRA Catarina
    Meeting on the situations in Uganda and Tanzaniasource ↗
  • 2026-03-17EPMANDL Lukas
    Tanzania and Ugandasource ↗
  • 2026-03-16EPMAIJ Marit
    On Tanzania and Ugandasource ↗
  • 2026-03-10EPJALLOUL MURO Hana
    North Africa Human Rightssource ↗
  • 2026-03-05EPNIINISTÖ Ville
    Human rights, Uzbekistansource ↗
  • 2026-03-05EPBRICMONT Saskia
    Spyware and dual usesource ↗
  • 2026-03-04EPNEUMANN Hannah
    Export control for spywaresource ↗
  • 2026-03-03EPGLUCKSMANN Raphaël
  • 2026-02-19ECMichael Karnitschnig
    Discussion on current human rights challenges in the MENA region, namely Israel/Palestine, Tunisia, Libya, and Syria.source ↗
  • 2026-02-18ECAdrienn Kiraly · Director
    Discussion on human rights and rule of law in EU candidate countries and Eastern neighbourhood countries.source ↗
  • 2026-02-18ECGert Jan Koopman · Director-General
    Discussion on human rights and rule of law in EU candidate countries and Eastern neighbourhood countries.source ↗
  • 2026-02-17ECKarolina Kottova · Cabinet of Commissioner Marta Kos
    Role of the Human Rights in the Enlargement Policysource ↗
  • 2026-02-03EPKYUCHYUK Ilhan
    exchange of views on the EPCA EU-Uzbekistan reportsource ↗
  • 2026-01-23ECLauma Buka · Head of Unit
    Exchange of views on the human rights situation in Tunisia.source ↗
  • 2025-12-15EPNEUMANN Hannah
    Exchange of Views on Gender Apartheidsource ↗
  • 2025-12-11ECJoachim Herrmann · Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrath
    debrief of Commissioner McGrath's visit to Chinasource ↗
  • 2025-11-19EPVAUTMANS Hilde
  • 2025-11-18ECLora Borissova · Cabinet of Commissioner Hadja Lahbib
    • Humanitarian crises • Human Rightssource ↗
  • 2025-11-13EPBENTELE Hildegard
    Migrationsource ↗
  • 2025-11-12EPSIPPEL Birgit
    EU Externalisation Policies in Mauritaniasource ↗
  • 2025-11-12EPSTRIK Tineke
    Human Rights Watch's Refugee and Migrant Rightssource ↗
  • 2025-11-12EPBIEDROŃ Robert
    Human rights violations in Mauritaniasource ↗
  • 2025-11-11EPLAURENT Murielle
    Situation in Mauritaniasource ↗
  • 2025-11-11EPMENDES Ana Catarina
    EU Migration Control and Externalisation in Mauritaniasource ↗
  • 2025-11-11EPASSIS Francisco
    General Elections in Hondurassource ↗
  • 2025-10-22ECSimon Mordue · Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen
    Meeting ONGs on Middle East situation Trade with the Israeli settlements in West Bank SOTEU (Middle East) Package US Peace Plan for the Middle Eastsource ↗
  • 2025-10-14ECSalvador Franca · Cabinet of High Representative/ Vice-President Kaja Kallas
    Human rights crisis in eastern DR Congosource ↗
  • 2025-10-14ECLora Borissova · Cabinet of Commissioner Hadja Lahbib
    • Humanitarian crisis • DRC • Africasource ↗
  • 2025-10-14EPGEUKING Niels
    Human Rightssource ↗
  • 2025-10-14EPHASSAN Rima
    Situation in Democratic Republic of Congosource ↗
  • 2025-10-14EPSATOURI Mounir
    Situation en RDCsource ↗
  • 2025-10-03ECChristine O'Dwyer · Cabinet of High Representative/ Vice-President Kaja Kallas
    Discussion on Human Rights situation in Gulf Countriessource ↗
  • 2025-09-09EPJALLOUL MURO Hana
    Saudi Arabia Human Rights situationsource ↗
  • 2025-07-09ECJohannes Luchner · Deputy Director-General
    Discussion on the Commission's proposals on the Return Regulation, the Safe Third Country Concept and on the Safe Countries of Originsource ↗
  • 2025-06-24ECBeate Gminder · Director-General
    Flash report: Meeting with Human Rights Watch, Oxfam, and Doctors Without Borders/MSF on the situation at PL-BY bordersource ↗
  • 2025-06-24EPBIEDROŃ Robert
    Human rights violationssource ↗
  • 2025-06-18ECNicolo Brignoli · Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis
    Omnibussource ↗
  • 2025-06-05EPLEXMANN Miriam
    Legislation on Forced Laborsource ↗
  • 2025-06-05EPGUETTA Bernard
    Briefing on Chinasource ↗
  • 2025-05-22ECAlexandra Cupsan-Catalin · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen
    Media freedom in Greecesource ↗
  • 2025-05-22EPSTRIK Tineke
    developments in MENA regionsource ↗
  • 2025-05-20ECSimona Constantin · Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrath
    Media policy, situation of the media landscape in Greecesource ↗
  • 2025-05-20EPFREUND Daniel
    HRW report Greece media freedomsource ↗
  • 2025-04-30ECLora Borissova · Cabinet of Commissioner Hadja Lahbib
    Sudan crisissource ↗
  • 2025-04-30EPNEUMANN Hannah
    Exchange of views on Transnational Repression in Iransource ↗
  • 2025-04-28EPOETJEN Jan-Christoph
    Exchange on Transnational Repressionsource ↗
  • 2025-04-22EPREUTEN Thijs
    Ukrainesource ↗
  • 2025-04-11EPSTRIK Tineke
    developments in MENA regionsource ↗
  • 2025-04-10ECChiara Adamo · Head of Unit
    Exchange of views on efforts by DG INTPA to ensure stronger human rights safeguards in migration-related programs.source ↗
  • 2025-04-10ECNatividad Lorenzo · Cabinet of Commissioner Jozef Síkela
    Human rights situation in Vietnamsource ↗
  • 2025-04-09ECJörg Wojahn · Head of Unit
    Free Trade Agreements and the GSP and the human rights situation in Vietnam, India, Thailand and the Philippinessource ↗

Lobbying in these areas

Frequently asked

How many EU lobbying meetings has Human Rights Watch disclosed?

Human Rights Watch (EU Transparency Register no. 56362448807-46) appears in 113 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2024-07-10 and 2026-06-10: 46 with the European Commission and 67 with Members of the European Parliament.

What does Human Rights Watch lobby on?

Human Rights Watch's disclosed EU meetings most often concern Technology, Finance, Trade, Social. Every meeting and its topic is listed with its official source on this page.

Who does Human Rights Watch meet in Brussels?

Across its disclosed meetings, Human Rights Watch has met Commission officials including Lora Borissova, Christine O'Dwyer, Esther Pozo Vera, and MEPs including NEUMANN Hannah, JALLOUL MURO Hana, VAUTMANS Hilde. These are counts of officially disclosed meetings, not a measure of influence.

Primary sources

Every meeting above is a public disclosure by the European Commission or a Member of the European Parliament; counts are of disclosed meetings only and are not a measure of influence. Data © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU) & the European Parliament.

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