At a landmark launch event held in Parliament in early September, more than 30 Members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords received the Religious Freedom Toolkit designed by Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) to give parliamentarians effective tools to promote Freedom of Religious Belief (FoRB).
The Religious Freedom Toolkit recognises the important role of MPs and Peers in advocating for FoRB when more than three-quarters of the world’s population live in countries with severe restrictions on their religious freedom. It provides an overview of different aspects of FoRB and describes the current situation in the 26 countries in which CSW works.
Up the agenda
The launch of the Religious Freedom Toolkit was hosted by Fiona Bruce MP, who is currently the Chair of the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission. She said: ‘Religious freedom is such a topical issue. I have been so encouraged in the last Parliament to see how it has risen up the agenda. We have been able to speak to this on many countries because of the briefings provided by CSW.’
