To raise awareness of the human rights abuses that are taking place in Eritrea; to examine and debate how the human rights situation in the country might be improved; and to raise matters of concern with, and make representations to, government and other policy makers.
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9 Current APPG Officers
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17 APPG Memberships
Burma , Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Dying Well , Haiti , Hong Kong , Hormone Pregnancy Tests , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Jazz , Liverpool City Region , North Korea , Pakistani Minorities , Rohingya , Sudan and South Sudan , Tibet , Uyghurs , War Crimes , Yazidis
Burma , Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Dying Well , Haiti , Hong Kong , Hormone Pregnancy Tests , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Jazz , Liverpool City Region , North Korea , Pakistani Minorities , Rohingya , Sudan and South Sudan , Tibet , Uyghurs , War Crimes , Yazidis
19 APPG Memberships
Africa , Artificial Intelligence , CAFOD , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Christianity in the Holy Land , Colombia , Community Energy , Democratic Republic of Congo , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Extreme Poverty , Germany , Holy See , Jazz , Malawi , Street Children , War Crimes , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , West Papua , Zambia
Africa , Artificial Intelligence , CAFOD , Chagos (British Indian Ocean Territory) , Christianity in the Holy Land , Colombia , Community Energy , Democratic Republic of Congo , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Extreme Poverty , Germany , Holy See , Jazz , Malawi , Street Children , War Crimes , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , West Papua , Zambia
5 APPG Memberships
Action on Conflict and Global Britain , Burma , Digital Skills , Sudan and South Sudan , Yemen
Action on Conflict and Global Britain , Burma , Digital Skills , Sudan and South Sudan , Yemen
7 APPG Memberships
Air Pollution , Airport Communities , Cycling and Walking , Ocean , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Rule of Law , Transport Safety
Air Pollution , Airport Communities , Cycling and Walking , Ocean , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Rule of Law , Transport Safety
14 APPG Memberships
Christianity in the Holy Land , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Extreme Poverty , Falkland Islands , Faroe Islands , Friends of Syria , Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity , Greenland , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Lawyers and Judges at Risk Globally , Mongolia , New and Advanced Technologies , Polar Regions , Yazidis
Christianity in the Holy Land , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Extreme Poverty , Falkland Islands , Faroe Islands , Friends of Syria , Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity , Greenland , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Lawyers and Judges at Risk Globally , Mongolia , New and Advanced Technologies , Polar Regions , Yazidis
17 APPG Memberships
Cancer , Christians in Parliament , Dark Skies , Dying Well , Eating Disorders , Farming , Historic Counties , Hospitality and Tourism , Listed Properties , Migration , National Parks , Night Time Economy , Radiotherapy , Religion in the Media , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Uplands and Hill Farming
Cancer , Christians in Parliament , Dark Skies , Dying Well , Eating Disorders , Farming , Historic Counties , Hospitality and Tourism , Listed Properties , Migration , National Parks , Night Time Economy , Radiotherapy , Religion in the Media , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Uplands and Hill Farming
6 APPG Memberships
Immigration Detention , Kosovo , Nepal , Prescribed Drug Dependence , South Africa , Sudan and South Sudan
Immigration Detention , Kosovo , Nepal , Prescribed Drug Dependence , South Africa , Sudan and South Sudan
Contact Details
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Fiona Bruce MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7042.
Email: fiona.bruce.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Madeleine Crowther. Tel: 07703 549 167
Email: appgoneritrea@outlook.com
Benefits in Kind
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Date
8 Jan 2022
8 Jan 2022
Source
Madeleine Crowther (acting as a sole trader)
Madeleine Crowther (acting as a sole trader)
Description
Madeleine Crowther is paid by Eritrea Focus to act as the group's secretariat. From : 08/01/2022 To : 07/01/2023
Madeleine Crowther is paid by Eritrea Focus to act as the group's secretariat. From : 08/01/2022 To : 07/01/2023
Value
£6,001
£6,001
Date
8 Jan 2021
8 Jan 2021
Source
Madeleine Crowther (acting as a sole trader)
Madeleine Crowther (acting as a sole trader)
Description
Madeleine Crowther is paid by Eritrea Focus to act as the group's secretariat. From : 08/01/2021 To : 07/01/2022
Madeleine Crowther is paid by Eritrea Focus to act as the group's secretariat. From : 08/01/2021 To : 07/01/2022
Value
£6,001
£6,001
Date
8 Jan 2021
8 Jan 2021
Source
Madeleine Crowther (acting as a sole trader)
Madeleine Crowther (acting as a sole trader)
Description
Madeleine Crowther is paid by Eritrea Focus to act as the group's secretariat. From : 08/01/2021 To : 07/01/2022
Madeleine Crowther is paid by Eritrea Focus to act as the group's secretariat. From : 08/01/2021 To : 07/01/2022
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
8 Jan 2020
8 Jan 2020
Source
Jack Patterson (acting as a sole trader)
Jack Patterson (acting as a sole trader)
Description
Jack Patterson is paid by Eritrea Focus to act as the group's secretariat. From : 08/01/2020 To : 07/01/2021
Jack Patterson is paid by Eritrea Focus to act as the group's secretariat. From : 08/01/2020 To : 07/01/2021
Value
£6,001
£6,001
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Eritrea APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Thangam Debbonaire
Vice Chair
Labour - Bristol West
Joined: 13th February 2019Departed: 23rd March 2022
Baroness Stroud
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 23rd March 2022
24 APPG Memberships
Antibiotics , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Burma , Channel Islands , Child Criminal Exploitation and Knife Crime , Côte d’Ivoire , Cycling and Walking , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Financial Resilience , Funerals and Bereavement , Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity , Isle of Man (Manx) , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Parks and Green Spaces , Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative , South Western Railway , Sustainable Resource , Trade Justice , Video Games and Esports , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , Women in Parliament , Youth Employment
Antibiotics , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Burma , Channel Islands , Child Criminal Exploitation and Knife Crime , Côte d’Ivoire , Cycling and Walking , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Financial Resilience , Funerals and Bereavement , Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity , Isle of Man (Manx) , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Parks and Green Spaces , Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative , South Western Railway , Sustainable Resource , Trade Justice , Video Games and Esports , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , Women in Parliament , Youth Employment
Lord St John of Bletso
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 21st April 2021Departed: 23rd March 2022
Lord Chidgey
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 9th February 2022
No other APPG Memberships
Kate Osamor
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour (Co-op) - Edmonton
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
Harriett Baldwin
Vice Chair
Conservative - West Worcestershire
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
18 APPG Memberships
Africa , Ageing and Older People , Commonwealth Games , Crypto and Digital Assets , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Fair Business Banking , Financial Technology , Global Education , Social Enterprise , Sudan and South Sudan , Sustainable Finance , United Nations , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , United Nations Women , Women and Enterprise , Women and Work , Women in Parliament , Zambia
Africa , Ageing and Older People , Commonwealth Games , Crypto and Digital Assets , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Fair Business Banking , Financial Technology , Global Education , Social Enterprise , Sudan and South Sudan , Sustainable Finance , United Nations , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , United Nations Women , Women and Enterprise , Women and Work , Women in Parliament , Zambia
20 APPG Memberships
Action on Conflict and Global Britain , Africa , BBC , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Friends of Syria , Fruit, Vegetables and Horticulture , International Conservation , Media Freedom , Midlands Engine , Museums , National Trust , Ocean , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities , Theatre , Trade and Investment , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , United Nations Women , Visual Arts , Wilton Park , Women and Enterprise
Action on Conflict and Global Britain , Africa , BBC , Domestic Violence and Abuse , Friends of Syria , Fruit, Vegetables and Horticulture , International Conservation , Media Freedom , Midlands Engine , Museums , National Trust , Ocean , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities , Theatre , Trade and Investment , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , United Nations Women , Visual Arts , Wilton Park , Women and Enterprise
Mark Pritchard
Vice Chair
Conservative - The Wrekin
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
12 APPG Memberships
Betting and Gaming , Death Penalty , Estonia , Germany , Jordan , Lithuania , Media , Opera , Tennis , Turkey , United Arab Emirates , Uyghurs
Betting and Gaming , Death Penalty , Estonia , Germany , Jordan , Lithuania , Media , Opera , Tennis , Turkey , United Arab Emirates , Uyghurs
Lord Bishop of Salisbury
Vice Chair
Bishops - Bishops
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
No other APPG Memberships
Stephen Doughty
Vice Chair
Labour (Co-op) - Cardiff South and Penarth
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
8 APPG Memberships
Armed Forces , Climate Change , Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , HIV and AIDS , Immigration Detention , Pacific Islands , Somaliland , Uzbekistan
Armed Forces , Climate Change , Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , HIV and AIDS , Immigration Detention , Pacific Islands , Somaliland , Uzbekistan
Flick Drummond
Vice Chair
Conservative - Meon Valley
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
17 APPG Memberships
Afghanistan , Armed Forces Covenant , Bahrain , British Council , Broadband and Digital Communication , Indonesia , Internet, Communications and Technology , Liver Disease and Liver Cancer , Saudi Arabia , South Western Railway , United Nations Women , Veterans , Wine and Spirits , Wine of Great Britain , Women and Work , Women, Peace and Security , Yemen
Afghanistan , Armed Forces Covenant , Bahrain , British Council , Broadband and Digital Communication , Indonesia , Internet, Communications and Technology , Liver Disease and Liver Cancer , Saudi Arabia , South Western Railway , United Nations Women , Veterans , Wine and Spirits , Wine of Great Britain , Women and Work , Women, Peace and Security , Yemen
Philip Hollobone
Vice Chair
Conservative - Kettering
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
5 APPG Memberships
Death Penalty , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Street Children , Sudan and South Sudan , United Nations
Death Penalty , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Street Children , Sudan and South Sudan , United Nations
David Drew
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour (Co-op) - Former Member for Stroud
Joined: 13th February 2019Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Ann Clwyd
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Cynon Valley
Joined: 28th April 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Jeremy Lefroy
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Stafford
Joined: 28th April 2016Departed: 5th November 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Lord Bellingham
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 20th December 2017Departed: 5th November 2019
Nic Dakin
Vice Chair
Labour - Former Member for Scunthorpe
Joined: 20th December 2017Departed: 2nd January 2019
No other APPG Memberships
Baroness Kinnock of Holyhead
Co-Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 28th April 2016Departed: 2nd May 2017
No other APPG Memberships
Matthew Pennycook
Chair & Registered Contact
Labour - Greenwich and Woolwich
Joined: 28th April 2016Departed: 29th March 2017
1 APPG Membership
Short Lets Sector
Short Lets Sector