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10/19/12: Eurasia Review -- Governments Must Protect Religious Freedom

For Your Information October 19, 2012| By Katrina Lantos Swett The following op-ed appeared in Eurasia Review on October 18, 2012. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), which I chair, monitors violations of freedom of religion or belief around... Read More

10/15/12: Foreign Policy -- Why a Constitution Is a Bad Place for a Blasphemy Law

For Your Information October 15, 2012| by Katrina Lantos Swett and Robert P. George The following op-ed appeared in Foreign Policy on October 15, 2012. A constitutional ban on blasphemy might sound like a good idea to some. But it can mean lessfreedom for everyone. Words matter -- and few... Read More

9/27/12: Washington Times -- Swett and Jasser: No Human Rights Without Religious Freedom

For Your Information September 27, 2012| by Katrina Lantos Swett and M. Zuhdi Jasser The following appeared in The Washington Times on September 27, 2012 . Member states of theUnited Nationsshould ponder an alarming statistic: According to a just-releasedPew Research Centerstudy, 75... Read More

9/7/12: Roll Call -- Opinion: Lautenberg Amendment a Lifeline for Iranian Refugees

For Your Information September 7, 2012| By: Katrina Lantos Swett The following opinion appeared in Roll Call on September 6, 2012. An unmarried Baha'i woman spent three years in Iran's notorious Evin Prison charged with being a spy for Israel and the United States. She was... Read More

9/6/12: The Indianapolis Star -- Our View: Burmese Muslims face severe persecution

For Your Information September 6, 2012| By: Azizah al-Hibri and Robert P. George The following appeared in the Indianapolis Star on September 5, 2012. Editor"s note: Indiana is home to the largest concentration of Burmese refugees in the United States. About 7,000 Burmese live in the state... Read More

8/14/12: The Detroit News -- Commentary: Stand Up for Religious Minorities in the Middle East

For Your Information August 14, 2012| By: Katrina Lantos Swett The followingop-ed appeared in The Detroit News on August 14, 2012: On July 19, on behalf of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), I spoke on Capitol Hill in Washington about the desperate plight of the... Read More

8/14/12: The Star-Ledger -- Lautenberg Amendment is Vital to Refugees

For Your Information August 14, 2012| By Mary Ann Glendon and Sam Gejdenson The following guest column appeared in The Star-Ledger on August 14, 2012. September will be here before we know it. While some will be looking forward to autumn, others will be apprehensive as the month approaches... Read More

8/1/12: Washington Post On Faith -- Ramadan and Religious Freedom

For Your Information August 1, 2012| by Azizah al-Hibri and M. Zuhdi Jasser The following op-ed article appeared in the Washington Post on August 1, 2012: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/guest-voices/post/ramadan-and-religious-freedom/2012/08/01/gJQA9HqBQX_blog.html The U.S.... Read More

7/31/12: Moscow Times Opinion -- Russia's Failure to Protect Freedom of Religion

For your information: July 31, 2012| by Katrina Lantos Swett and Robert P. George The following op-ed appeared in The Moscow Times on July 31, 2012..: : Has Russia truly changed its ways on human rights? Certainly its new law restricting... Read More

7/17/12: The Hill Opinion -- US Should Pressure Nations to Rescind Anti-Ahmadiyya Laws

For your information: July 16, 2012 | by Katrina Lantos Swett The following op-ed article appeared in The Hill publication July 16, 2012: http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/238199-us-should-pressure-nations-to-rescind-anti-ahmadiyya-laws On June 27,... Read More

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