To raise awareness and profile of international Freedom of Religion or Belief (Article 18, UDHR) as a human right among UK parliamentarians, the media, government and the general public. The group also seeks to increase the effectiveness of the UK's contribution to international institutions charged with enforcing this human right.
Note: All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) are informal, cross-party groups formed by MPs and Members of the House of Lords who share a common interest in a particular policy area, region or country. APPGs have no official status within Parliament.
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22 Current APPG Officers
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39 APPG Memberships
Access to Medicines and Medical Devices , Antibiotics , Bahá'í Faith , Beer , Blood Cancer , Carbon Monoxide , Carers , Cerebral Palsy , Christianity in the Holy Land , Cleaning and Hygiene , Coastal Communities , Dairy , Diabetes , Disability , Eggs, Pigs and Poultry , Energy Studies , Equipment for Disabled Children , Equitable Life Policyholders , Eye Health and Visual Impairment , Farming , Health in all Policies , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Hong Kong , Malawi , Marine Energy , Muscular Dystrophy , National Trust , Obesity , Pakistani Minorities , Pigeon Racing , Pro-Life , Professional Sales , Relationships , Reserves and Cadets , Respiratory Health , Shooting and Conservation , Tibet , Union , Wood Panel Industry
Access to Medicines and Medical Devices , Antibiotics , Bahá'í Faith , Beer , Blood Cancer , Carbon Monoxide , Carers , Cerebral Palsy , Christianity in the Holy Land , Cleaning and Hygiene , Coastal Communities , Dairy , Diabetes , Disability , Eggs, Pigs and Poultry , Energy Studies , Equipment for Disabled Children , Equitable Life Policyholders , Eye Health and Visual Impairment , Farming , Health in all Policies , Healthy Homes and Buildings , Hong Kong , Malawi , Marine Energy , Muscular Dystrophy , National Trust , Obesity , Pakistani Minorities , Pigeon Racing , Pro-Life , Professional Sales , Relationships , Reserves and Cadets , Respiratory Health , Shooting and Conservation , Tibet , Union , Wood Panel Industry
6 APPG Memberships
Action on Conflict and Global Britain , Armenia , Burma , Freedom of Speech , Honour Based Abuse , Sudan and South Sudan
Action on Conflict and Global Britain , Armenia , Burma , Freedom of Speech , Honour Based Abuse , Sudan and South Sudan
11 APPG Memberships
Dying Well , Eritrea , Faith and Society , North Korea , Pakistani Minorities , Pro-Life , Recovery from Addictions , Religious Education , Restorative Justice , Twelve Steps Recovery Programme from Addiction , Yazidis
Dying Well , Eritrea , Faith and Society , North Korea , Pakistani Minorities , Pro-Life , Recovery from Addictions , Religious Education , Restorative Justice , Twelve Steps Recovery Programme from Addiction , Yazidis
18 APPG Memberships
Burma , Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Dying Well , Eritrea , Haiti , Hong Kong , Hormone Pregnancy Tests , Jazz , Liverpool City Region , North Korea , Pakistan , Pakistani Minorities , Rohingya , Sudan and South Sudan , Tibet , Uyghurs , War Crimes , Yazidis
Burma , Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Dying Well , Eritrea , Haiti , Hong Kong , Hormone Pregnancy Tests , Jazz , Liverpool City Region , North Korea , Pakistan , Pakistani Minorities , Rohingya , Sudan and South Sudan , Tibet , Uyghurs , War Crimes , Yazidis
21 APPG Memberships
Bahrain , Boys' Brigade , Cameroon , Christians in Parliament , Colombia , Egypt , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Formula One , Gaps in Support , Gibraltar , Golf , Montserrat , Motorsport , North Korea , Philately , Poland , Pro-Life , Trade and Investment , Turkey , Union , War Heritage
Bahrain , Boys' Brigade , Cameroon , Christians in Parliament , Colombia , Egypt , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Formula One , Gaps in Support , Gibraltar , Golf , Montserrat , Motorsport , North Korea , Philately , Poland , Pro-Life , Trade and Investment , Turkey , Union , War Heritage
11 APPG Memberships
Australia and New Zealand , Canada , Commonwealth , Deafness , Dog Advisory Welfare , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Electoral Reform , Humanist , Palestine , Population, Development and Reproductive Health , Short Lets Sector
Australia and New Zealand , Canada , Commonwealth , Deafness , Dog Advisory Welfare , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Electoral Reform , Humanist , Palestine , Population, Development and Reproductive Health , Short Lets Sector
28 APPG Memberships
Algeria , Archives and History , CAFOD , Coalfield Communities , Connected and Automated Mobility , Critical Minerals , Crypto and Digital Assets , Democratic Republic of Congo , Environment , Environmental, Social, and Governance , Fair Business Banking , Falkland Islands , Flags and Heraldry , Greenland , Health and the Natural Environment , Holy See , Hydrogen , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Mongolia , Nature , Net Zero , Pension Clawback , Philately , Single Parent Families , SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders , St George's Day , Sudan and South Sudan , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Algeria , Archives and History , CAFOD , Coalfield Communities , Connected and Automated Mobility , Critical Minerals , Crypto and Digital Assets , Democratic Republic of Congo , Environment , Environmental, Social, and Governance , Fair Business Banking , Falkland Islands , Flags and Heraldry , Greenland , Health and the Natural Environment , Holy See , Hydrogen , Kurdistan Region in Iraq , Mongolia , Nature , Net Zero , Pension Clawback , Philately , Single Parent Families , SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders , St George's Day , Sudan and South Sudan , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
Lisa Cameron
Treasurer
Scottish National Party - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Joined: 20th May 2020
82 APPG Memberships
22q11 Syndrome , American Football , Antisemitism , Arctic and Nordic Councils , Armed Forces , Armed Forces Covenant , Assistive Technology , Australia and New Zealand , Autism , Bahrain , Banning Trophy Hunting , Bees and Pollinators , Belgium , Bermuda , Boys' Brigade , Breast Cancer , British Jews , British Overseas Territories , Canada , Caribbean , Cats , Cerebral Palsy , Channel 4 , Channel Islands , Childhood Trauma , Chile , China , Commonwealth , Crypto and Digital Assets , Cyprus , Darts , Diabetes , Digital Regulation and Responsibility , Disability , Dog Advisory Welfare , Down Syndrome , Dying Well , Eating Disorders , Entrepreneurship , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion , Fair Business Banking , Financial Education for Young People , Foreign Affairs , Future of Retail , Global Health , Health , Holocaust Memorial , Inclusive Entrepreneurship , Japan , Learning Disability , Liechtenstein , Limits to Growth , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness , Luxembourg , Maldives , Media , Montserrat , New Towns , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Pacific Islands , Pro-Life , Psychology , Pubs , Qatar , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Religion in the Media , Reserves and Cadets , Russia , San Marino , Small Island Developing States , Social Media , Spinal Cord Injury , Street Children , Switzerland , Textiles and Fashion , Thalidomide , Twelve Steps Recovery Programme from Addiction , United Nations , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , United Nations Women , Whistleblowing , Woods and Trees
22q11 Syndrome , American Football , Antisemitism , Arctic and Nordic Councils , Armed Forces , Armed Forces Covenant , Assistive Technology , Australia and New Zealand , Autism , Bahrain , Banning Trophy Hunting , Bees and Pollinators , Belgium , Bermuda , Boys' Brigade , Breast Cancer , British Jews , British Overseas Territories , Canada , Caribbean , Cats , Cerebral Palsy , Channel 4 , Channel Islands , Childhood Trauma , Chile , China , Commonwealth , Crypto and Digital Assets , Cyprus , Darts , Diabetes , Digital Regulation and Responsibility , Disability , Dog Advisory Welfare , Down Syndrome , Dying Well , Eating Disorders , Entrepreneurship , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion , Fair Business Banking , Financial Education for Young People , Foreign Affairs , Future of Retail , Global Health , Health , Holocaust Memorial , Inclusive Entrepreneurship , Japan , Learning Disability , Liechtenstein , Limits to Growth , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness , Luxembourg , Maldives , Media , Montserrat , New Towns , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Pacific Islands , Pro-Life , Psychology , Pubs , Qatar , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Religion in the Media , Reserves and Cadets , Russia , San Marino , Small Island Developing States , Social Media , Spinal Cord Injury , Street Children , Switzerland , Textiles and Fashion , Thalidomide , Twelve Steps Recovery Programme from Addiction , United Nations , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , United Nations Women , Whistleblowing , Woods and Trees
8 APPG Memberships
Cyber Security , Dairy , Diabetes , Eating Disorders , Fire Safety and Rescue , Liverpool City Region , San Marino , Youth Affairs
Cyber Security , Dairy , Diabetes , Eating Disorders , Fire Safety and Rescue , Liverpool City Region , San Marino , Youth Affairs
14 APPG Memberships
Christianity in the Holy Land , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Eritrea , Extreme Poverty , Falkland Islands , Faroe Islands , Friends of Syria , Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity , Greenland , 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 , Eritrea , Extreme Poverty , Falkland Islands , Faroe Islands , Friends of Syria , Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity , Greenland , Lawyers and Judges at Risk Globally , Mongolia , New and Advanced Technologies , Polar Regions , Yazidis
29 APPG Memberships
Aerospace , Argentina , Bahrain , BBC , Belize , Colombia , Fair Business Banking , Falkland Islands , Football Club , Future of Aviation , Gibraltar , Global Education , Latin America , Latvia , Media Freedom , Mexico , Music , Parkrun , Peru , Philanthropy and Social Investment , Polar Regions , Polo , Qatar , Republic of Korea , Singapore , St George's Day , Vaccinations for All , Venezuela , Zoos and Aquariums
Aerospace , Argentina , Bahrain , BBC , Belize , Colombia , Fair Business Banking , Falkland Islands , Football Club , Future of Aviation , Gibraltar , Global Education , Latin America , Latvia , Media Freedom , Mexico , Music , Parkrun , Peru , Philanthropy and Social Investment , Polar Regions , Polo , Qatar , Republic of Korea , Singapore , St George's Day , Vaccinations for All , Venezuela , Zoos and Aquariums
22 APPG Memberships
Accounting for Growth , Adult Social Care , Brazil , British Overseas Territories , Building Communities , Council Housing , Customer Service , Devolution , Housing Market and Housing Delivery , Independent Education , Jordan , Motor Neurone Disease , Peru , Private Rented Sector , Publishing , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders , Theatre , Vaping , Venezuela , Weddings , Writers
Accounting for Growth , Adult Social Care , Brazil , British Overseas Territories , Building Communities , Council Housing , Customer Service , Devolution , Housing Market and Housing Delivery , Independent Education , Jordan , Motor Neurone Disease , Peru , Private Rented Sector , Publishing , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , SME (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) House Builders , Theatre , Vaping , Venezuela , Weddings , Writers
16 APPG Memberships
Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Cerebral Palsy , Dying Well , Equitable Life Policyholders , Hairdressing, Barbering and Cosmetology , Hospitality, Events and Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales , Metal, Stone and Heritage Crime , Microplastics , Personal Banking and Fairer Financial Services , Rail in Wales , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Sepsis , Somaliland , Vascular and Venous Disease , Wales in the World , Wrestling
Bladder and Bowel Continence Care , Cerebral Palsy , Dying Well , Equitable Life Policyholders , Hairdressing, Barbering and Cosmetology , Hospitality, Events and Major Food and Drink Businesses in Wales , Metal, Stone and Heritage Crime , Microplastics , Personal Banking and Fairer Financial Services , Rail in Wales , Safeguarding in Faith Communities , Sepsis , Somaliland , Vascular and Venous Disease , Wales in the World , Wrestling
9 APPG Memberships
Carers , Digital Skills , Domestic Violence and Abuse , India , Indian Traditional Sciences , Midlands Engine , United Nations Women , Women and Enterprise , Zambia
Carers , Digital Skills , Domestic Violence and Abuse , India , Indian Traditional Sciences , Midlands Engine , United Nations Women , Women and Enterprise , Zambia
Jamie Stone
Vice Chair
Liberal Democrat - Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Joined: 4th May 2022
12 APPG Memberships
Adult Social Care , Aerospace , Armed Forces , Bahrain , Cleaning and Hygiene , Defence and Security Issues , Gaps in Support , Media , Mongolia , Nuclear Energy , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Space
Adult Social Care , Aerospace , Armed Forces , Bahrain , Cleaning and Hygiene , Defence and Security Issues , Gaps in Support , Media , Mongolia , Nuclear Energy , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Space
7 APPG Memberships
Marine Energy , Muslim Women , Polo , Southern Rail , Uyghurs , Wine of Great Britain , Women in Parliament
Marine Energy , Muslim Women , Polo , Southern Rail , Uyghurs , Wine of Great Britain , Women in Parliament
10 APPG Memberships
Cancer , Cricket , Cuba , Democratic Republic of Congo , India , Indo-Pacific , Tibet , Western Sahara , Woods and Trees , Zimbabwe
Cancer , Cricket , Cuba , Democratic Republic of Congo , India , Indo-Pacific , Tibet , Western Sahara , Woods and Trees , Zimbabwe
30 APPG Memberships
Action on Conflict and Global Britain , Adult Social Care , Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Bereavement Support , Britain-Pakistan Trade and Tourism , British Muslims , Council of Sri Lankan Muslim Organisations UK , Food Banks , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Hajj and Umrah , Indonesia , Kashmir , Lawyers and Judges at Risk Globally , Lebanon , Magnitsky Sanctions , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Muslim Women , Net Zero , Oman , Pakistan , Palestine , Parks and Green Spaces , Poverty , Race Equality in Education , Religion in the Media , Saudi Arabia , Turkey , United Nations Women , Uyghurs
Action on Conflict and Global Britain , Adult Social Care , Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Bereavement Support , Britain-Pakistan Trade and Tourism , British Muslims , Council of Sri Lankan Muslim Organisations UK , Food Banks , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Hajj and Umrah , Indonesia , Kashmir , Lawyers and Judges at Risk Globally , Lebanon , Magnitsky Sanctions , Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases , Muslim Women , Net Zero , Oman , Pakistan , Palestine , Parks and Green Spaces , Poverty , Race Equality in Education , Religion in the Media , Saudi Arabia , Turkey , United Nations Women , Uyghurs
8 APPG Memberships
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Knife Crime and Violence Reduction , Nigeria , Pharmacy , School Food , Thalassaemia , West Midlands , Youth Affairs
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Knife Crime and Violence Reduction , Nigeria , Pharmacy , School Food , Thalassaemia , West Midlands , Youth Affairs
Contact Details
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Jim Shannon MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 7160.
Email: jim.shannon.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Portia Berry-Kilby, APPG for International Freedom of Religion or Belief, Room 80, Upper Committee Corridor South, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 2446
Email: portia.berrykilby@parliament.uk
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
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Date
4 Feb 2021
4 Feb 2021
Source
National Public Affairs Council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
National Public Affairs Council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Description
Administrative assistance for APPG members From : 04/02/2021 To : 31/05/2021
Administrative assistance for APPG members From : 04/02/2021 To : 31/05/2021
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
1 Jul 2020
1 Jul 2020
Source
National Public Affairs Council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
National Public Affairs Council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Description
Administrative assistance for APPG members From : 01/07/2020 To : 04/02/2021
Administrative assistance for APPG members From : 01/07/2020 To : 04/02/2021
Value
£4,501
£4,501
Date
5 Feb 2020
5 Feb 2020
Source
National Public Affairs Council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
National Public Affairs Council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Description
Administrative assistance for APPG members From : 05/02/2020 To : 31/03/2020
Administrative assistance for APPG members From : 05/02/2020 To : 31/03/2020
Value
£1,501
£1,501
Financial Benefits Received
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Date
31 Aug 2021
31 Aug 2021
Source
Brigham Young University – ICLRS
Brigham Young University – ICLRS
Value
£19,920
£19,920
Date
7 Jun 2021
7 Jun 2021
Source
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Value
£2,400
£2,400
Date
21 May 2021
21 May 2021
Source
Brigham Young University London
Brigham Young University London
Value
£2,400
£2,400
Date
21 May 2021
21 May 2021
Source
National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United Kingdom
National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United Kingdom
Value
£2,400
£2,400
Date
4 Mar 2021
4 Mar 2021
Source
Bellwether International
Bellwether International
Value
£2,400
£2,400
Date
4 Mar 2021
4 Mar 2021
Source
Religious Freedom Institute
Religious Freedom Institute
Value
£2,400
£2,400
Date
13 Nov 2020
13 Nov 2020
Source
Coptic Orthodox Church Centre
Coptic Orthodox Church Centre
Value
£2,400
£2,400
Date
1 Nov 2020
1 Nov 2020
Source
Mosaic Middle East
Mosaic Middle East
Value
£1,600
£1,600
Date
21 Oct 2020
21 Oct 2020
Source
Mankind is My Business (via Religious Freedom Institute)
Mankind is My Business (via Religious Freedom Institute)
Value
£73,586
£73,586
Date
14 Oct 2020
14 Oct 2020
Source
Humanists UK
Humanists UK
Value
£2,400
£2,400
Date
6 Oct 2020
6 Oct 2020
Source
National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United Kingdom
National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United Kingdom
Value
£2,400
£2,400
Date
29 Sep 2020
29 Sep 2020
Source
Mankind is My Business (via Religious Freedom Institute)
Mankind is My Business (via Religious Freedom Institute)
Value
£4,924
£4,924
Date
1 Sep 2020
1 Sep 2020
Source
The Buddhist Society
The Buddhist Society
Value
£1,600
£1,600
Date
1 Sep 2020
1 Sep 2020
Source
Al-Khoei Foundation
Al-Khoei Foundation
Value
£1,600
£1,600
Date
1 Sep 2020
1 Sep 2020
Source
Open Doors UK and Ireland
Open Doors UK and Ireland
Value
£1,600
£1,600
Date
1 Sep 2020
1 Sep 2020
Source
Aid to the Church in Need
Aid to the Church in Need
Value
£1,600
£1,600
Date
1 Sep 2020
1 Sep 2020
Source
Release International
Release International
Value
£1,600
£1,600
Date
1 Sep 2020
1 Sep 2020
Source
Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK
Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK
Value
£1,600
£1,600
Date
1 Sep 2020
1 Sep 2020
Source
Middle East Concern
Middle East Concern
Value
£1,600
£1,600
Date
26 Aug 2020
26 Aug 2020
Source
Brigham Young University London
Brigham Young University London
Value
£2,400
£2,400
Date
30 Jul 2020
30 Jul 2020
Source
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Value
£2,400
£2,400
Former APPG Officers
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Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Vice Chair
Conservative - Life peer
Joined: 20th May 2020Departed: 23rd March 2022
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
Imran Ahmad Khan
Vice Chair
Independent - Former Member for Wakefield
Joined: 10th March 2021Departed: 23rd March 2022
No other APPG Memberships
1 APPG Membership
British Sikhs
British Sikhs