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Lobby organisation

Human Rights Watch

NGO or non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: United States · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Human Rights Watch appears in 157 declared MEP meetings (72 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

157
declared meetings
with current MEPs
72
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
6.1
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Human Rights Watch (HRW) is a nonprofit, nongovernmental human rights organization made up of roughly 500 people of 70-plus nationalities who are country experts, lawyers, journalists, and others who work to protect the most at risk, from vulnerable minorities and civilians in wartime, to refugees and children in need.”

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“Established in 1978, HRW is known for its accurate fact-finding, impartial reporting, effective use of media, and targeted advocacy, often in partnership with local human rights groups. Human Rights Watch meets with governments, the United Nations, regional groups like the African Union and the European Union, financial institutions, and corporations to press for changes in policy and practice that promote human rights and justice around the world. To ensure our independence, we refuse government funding and carefully review all donations to ensure that they are consistent with our policies, mission, and values.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 157 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA6239%
Socialists & Democrats5233%
Renew Europe2214%
European People's Party149%
The Left53%
European Conservatives & Reformists11%
Patriots for Europe11%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (42 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
11
2020
6
2021
4
2022
9
2023
16
2024
33
2025
42
2026
36

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

Tineke Strik
13 meetings · Greens/EFA
Hannah Neumann
11 meetings · Greens/EFA
Raphaël Glucksmann
8 meetings · S&D
Mounir Satouri
7 meetings · Greens/EFA
Saskia Bricmont
6 meetings · Greens/EFA

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
4 Nov 2026Sandro RuotoloUpdate on Interest group on spyware
13 Oct 2026Juan Fernando López AguilarThe Human Rights Situation in the Arab States of the Gulf
13 Oct 2026Li AnderssonHuman rights in China
12 Oct 2026Hannah NeumannExchange of views on the Gulf
12 Oct 2026Daniel FreundEU human rights priotities
12 Oct 2026Lynn BoylanEU-Gulf relations and human rights
10 Sep 2026Şerban Dimitrie SturdzaHuman rights in Bhutan
9 Sep 2026Hilde VautmansChina
16 Jul 2026Ingeborg ter LaakSyria
11 Jun 2026Ilaria SalisAfghanistan
11 Jun 2026Alessandra MorettiDiscussion on the risks of accelerated deportations to Afghanistan and the proposed Taliban visit to Brussels
11 Jun 2026Erik MarquardtRisks of deportations to Afghanistan
10 Jun 2026César LuenaNorth Korean forced labor
3 Jun 2026Markéta GregorováMeeting with Human right Watch - Dual use
2 Jun 2026Sandro RuotoloEU dual use regulation

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