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10/17/13: CNN World -- Nigeria must hold extremists accountable

FOR YOUR INFORMATION October 4, 2013 | By Robert P. George The following op-ed appeared in CNN World on October 4, 2013. Editor's note: Robert P. George is the chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). The views expressed are his own. As Nigeria considers... Read More

9/25/13: The Christian Science Monitor -- As UN meets, apply pressure against blasphemy laws

FOR YOUR INFORMATION September 20, 2013 | By Robert P. George The following op-ed appeared in the Christian Science Monitor on September 20, 2013. As the UN General Assembly begins its new session, a colossal gulf is again visible - a gulf between what international human... Read More

9/11/13: CNN World -- Fight Terrorism with Religious Freedom

FOR YOUR INFORMATION September 11, 2013 | By Robert P. George The following op-ed appeared in CNN World on September 11, 2013. Editor's note: Robert P. George is chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). The views expressed are his own. A dozen years ago... Read More

9/5/13: The Hill -- Saudi Arabia Must Choose Freedom

FOR YOUR INFORMATION September 5, 2013 | By Robert P. George and Katrina Lantos Swett The following op-ed appeared in The Hill on September 5, 2013. Last week, on August 26, Saudi Arabia's appointed Shura Council approved legislation, which, if seriously implemented and applied, would... Read More

8/22/13: Washington Post -- The U.S.'s Lagging Commitment to Religious Freedom

FOR YOUR INFORMATION August 21, 2013 | By Robert P. George and Katrina Lantos Swett The following op-ed appeared in The Washington Post on August 21, 2013. Although religious freedom is a pivotal human right, critical to national security and global stability, key provisions of the... Read More

8/15/13: Moscow Times -- CIS has a Poor Record on Religious Freedom

FOR YOUR INFORMATION August 15, 2013 | By Katrina Lantos Swett and M. Zuhdi Jasser The following op-ed appeared in The Moscow Times on August 15, 2013 | Issue 5192 This month marks the 22nd anniversary of the "August... Read More

8/12/13: Foreign Policy -- Pakistan's Religious Minority Problem

FOR YOUR INFORMATION August 12, 2013 | By Robert P. George The following op-ed appeared in Foreign Policy on August 9, 2013: On Sunday, August 11, Pakistan will celebrate National Minorities Day, giving recently-elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif his first formal opportunity... Read More

7/29/13: Georgetown Journal of International Affairs-- Memo to Vietnam's President: End Religious Freedom Abuses Now

FOR YOUR INFORMATION July 29, 2013 | By Katrina Lantos Swett The following appeared in the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs on July 24, 2013: On July 25, Vietnam"s President Truong Tan Sang meets President Obama at the White House, even as continued violations of religious... Read More

7/26/13: Wall Street Journal -- Religious Freedom is About More than Religion

FOR YOUR INFORMATION July 26, 2013 | By Robert P. George and Katrina Lantos Swett The following op-ed appeared in the Wall Street Journal on July 25, 2013 A common theory about freedom of religion suggests that such a value is grounded in a modus vivendi, or compromise: People agree to... Read More

7/24/13: CNN World/GPS -- U.S. should press China over Falun Gong

FOR YOUR INFORMATION July 24, 2013 | By Katrina Lantos Swett and Mary Ann Glendon The following appeared in CNN World/GPS on July 23rd, 2013. Editor"s note: Katrina Lantos Swett is chairwoman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Mary Ann Glendon is vice... Read More

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