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Lobby organisation

Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte e.V.

Other / unclassified · Think tanks & research also Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte e.V. appears in 8 declared MEP meetings (3 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

8
declared meetings
with current MEPs
3
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The German Institute for Human Rights is the independent National Human Rights Institution of Germany (§ 1 GIHR law). It is accredited according to the Paris Principles of the United Nations (A-status). The Institute’s activities include the provision of advice on policy issues, human rights education, information and documentation, applied research on human rights issues and cooperation with international organizations.…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 8 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats562%
Greens/EFA338%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2023).

2020
2
2021
0
2022
2
2023
3
2024
0
2025
0
2026
1

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Birgit Sippel
5 meetings · S&D
Katrin Langensiepen
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Hannah Neumann
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 8 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
18 Mar 2026Birgit SippelReturn Regulation
24 Oct 2023Birgit SippelParlamentarisches Frühstück zum GEAS
12 Oct 2023Birgit SippelNew Pact on Migration and Asylum
10 Jul 2023Birgit SippelPreparation Event Asylum Reform (staff-level)
18 Oct 2022Katrin LangensiepenAustausch Rechte älterer Menschen
9 Jun 2022Katrin LangensiepenAustausch Politik für/mit Menschen mit Behinderung
20 Nov 2020Birgit SippelExchange of Views on European Migration Policy
31 Jan 2020Hannah NeumannExchange of views

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