5/06/2009: President Obama Urged to Address Religious Freedom with Pakistani and Afghan Presidents
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May 6, 2009
Contact: Anu Narasimhan
Communications Department,
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an independent, bipartisan federal agency advising the Administration and Congress, sent the following letter to President Obama on May 5, urging him to raise pressing concerns about religious freedom in Pakistan and Afghanistan during his meetings with President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan and President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan in Washington, DC.
2/13/2009: USCIRF Urges Sec. Clinton to Raise Human Rights Issues in China
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February 13, 2009
Contact: Robert Schwarzwalder,
Acting Director of Communications
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WASHINGTON, DC - The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) yesterday sent the following letter to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton concerning her upcoming trip to China, calling on her to take a strong public position against violations of the rights of thought, conscience and religion.
1/09/2009: USCIRF Disappointed that DHS Action on Expedited Removal Process Falls Short
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January 9, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom is seriously concerned that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has failed to properly implement many of the recommendations in the Commission's Congressionally-authorized Report on Asylum Seekers in Expedited Removal. Almost four years after the release of that report, the Commission received an official response from DHS to the Commission's findings and recommendations. However, in a letter to DHS released today, the Commission expressed disappointment that many of the actions taken by DHS fail to accurately follow the recommendations or adequately address the problems identified in the report.
9/22/2008: USCIRF Letter to President Bush Urges Safety for Religious Communities in India
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September 22, 2008
Contact: Judith Ingram,
Communications Director,
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WASHINGTON – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent, bipartisan federal agency advising the Administration and Congress, sent a letter last Friday to President Bush, urging him to raise pressing concerns about religious freedom in India during his anticipated September 25 meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Washington, DC.
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