Yazidis APPG

First Registered: 09/02/2022 • Last updated on: 01/12/2025

Note: This APPG was last registered on 1st December 2025. The APPG was not registered in the latest release of the 12th January 2026 and may be defunct.

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To raise the issue of the Daesh genocide against the Yazidis and ensure comprehensive responses, including justice for the victims and survivors, assistance with their needs, and ensure non repetition of the atrocities in the future.

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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Former Officers - Contact Details - Benefits in Kind - Financial Benefits
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Former APPG Officers
Brendan O'Hara Portrait
Brendan O'Hara
Chair & Registered Contact
Scottish National Party - Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Joined: 9th February 2022
Departed: 1st December 2025
4 APPG Officer Positions
Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs , Genocide Prevention , Greenland , International Law, Justice and Accountability

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Sandhurst Portrait
Lord Sandhurst
Vice Chair
Conservative - Excepted Hereditary
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 1st December 2025
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Lord Alton of Liverpool Portrait
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 9th February 2022
Departed: 1st December 2025
7 APPG Officer Positions
Hong Kong , International Freedom of Religion or Belief , Nigeria , North Korea , Pakistani Minorities , Tibet , Uyghurs

No other APPG Memberships

Bambos Charalambous Portrait
Bambos Charalambous
Vice Chair
Labour - Southgate and Wood Green
Joined: 20th November 2024
Departed: 20th October 2025
6 APPG Officer Positions
Alevis , Cyprus , Future Generations , Global Education , Music Education , Opera

No other APPG Memberships

Feryal Clark Portrait
Feryal Clark
Vice Chair
Labour - Enfield North
Joined: 5th April 2023
Departed: 30th May 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
British Jews , Digital Creators

No other APPG Memberships

Baroness Kennedy of Shaws Portrait
Baroness Kennedy of Shaws
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 9th February 2022
Departed: 24th January 2024
2 APPG Officer Positions
Arbitrary Detention and Hostage Affairs , International Law, Justice and Accountability

No other APPG Memberships

Chris Law Portrait
Chris Law
Vice Chair
Scottish National Party - Dundee Central
Joined: 9th February 2022
Departed: 24th January 2024
5 APPG Officer Positions
Aid Match , Armenia , Closing the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility , Czechia , Tibet

No other APPG Memberships

Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale Portrait
Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
Vice Chair
Labour - Life peer
Joined: 9th February 2022
Departed: 24th January 2024
3 APPG Officer Positions
Conflict Prevention, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding , United Nations Global Goals , Women, Peace and Security

No other APPG Memberships

Fiona Bruce Portrait
Fiona Bruce
Vice Chair
Conservative - Former Member for Congleton
Joined: 9th February 2022
Departed: 22nd February 2023
No other APPG Officer Positions

No other APPG Memberships

Contact Details

Registered Contact:

Brendan O'Hara MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 020 7219 8783.

Email: brendan.ohara.mp@parliament.uk

Public Enquiry Point:

Dr Ewelina Ochab, International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute. Tel: 07531 362203

Email: ewelina.ochab@int-bar.org

Secretariat:

International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute acts as the group's secretariat. https://www.ibanet.org/IBAHRI

No benefits in kind are on record for the Yazidis APPG

No direct financial benefits are on record for the Yazidis APPG