Overview

Caabu is one of the most active NGOs working on the Middle East in the British parliament. We aim to create a more constructive and positive UK foreign policy towards the region by supporting human rights, international law and democracy.

Our roots can be traced back to parliament itself, with the organisation formed in 1967 by a group of MPs. We currently include over 90 members in the House of Commons and House of Lords and as an organisation we are chaired by three parliamentarians from each of the main parties. In addition we act as the secretariat of three All Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) – Britain-Palestine, Jordan and Qatar.

 

Our advocacy programme helps to ensure that parliamentarians are kept fully briefed on the latest developments in the Middle East, whilst our highly successful series of delegations allows MPs and Peers to visit the region and the experience its key issues at first hand.

 

At present Caabu is working on a number of critical issues effecting Arab-British relations including:

  • events in Libya, Yemen and Bahrain
  • the continued occupation of the Palestinian Territories, including the siege of the Gaza, settlement expansion and freedom of movement in the West Bank
  • resisting changes to the UK law on Universal Jurisdiction
  • the situation in Iraq, Lebanon, North Africa and the Gulf
  • the issue of democratic reform across the Middle East

Ed and Graham

For more information on our advocacy work, please contact our Parliamentary Officer Graham Bambrough via bambroughg@caabu.org.