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APPG members Steve Baker and Tim Farron have written a forceful op-ed published in Newsweek urging action to defend Christians in Montenegro. We may sit on opposite sides of the British House of Commons, divided by party and the great … Continued

The All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief has launched a new report in Westminster today entitled Nigeria – Unfolding Genocide? The report launch featured speeches from the Chair of the APPG, Jim Shannon MP, Co-Chair Baroness … Continued

A joint report by five organisations, including APPG stakeholders Middle East Concern, Open Doors and CSW, highlights ongoing violations of religious freedom and discrimination against religious minorities in Iran. In the report, submitted to the UN’s Human Rights Commission in … Continued

A letter has been sent to UK government minister Lord Ahmad highlighting the situation of religious minorities around the world, which, it states, has deteriorated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter also references yesterday’s US Executive Order on “Advancing … Continued

The UK All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) urges the European Commission to renew the mandate of the Special Envoy on FoRB outside the EU. Dr Ján Figel was appointed the European Commission’s first Special … Continued

As efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19 continue, the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief calls on Governments to fight the spread of the disease and to honour human rights by releasing all those … Continued

The co-founders of the Coalition for Genocide Response, Lord Alton, Luke de Pulford and Ewelina Ochab, have launched a new webinar series ’40 Minutes on Human Rights with…’ The first guest speaker, the Bishop of Truro, Rt. Rev. Philip Mounstephen, … Continued

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released its 2020 Annual Report, documenting significant developments during 2019, including remarkable progress in Sudan and a sharp downward turn in India, and making recommendations to enhance the U.S. government’s … Continued

Jim Shannon MP – Article in today’s Sunday Telegraph Over my ten years as an MP, the Covid-19 crisis is surely one of the most difficult and surreal I have experienced. Constituents have told me of their physical suffering, of … Continued

Jim Shannon (Strangford) (DUP) I beg to move, That this House has considered freedom of religion or belief. I put on record my thanks to all the hon. Members who are here today, as well as to the Minister—who I … Continued