Op-Eds
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July 3, 2012| By Katrina Lantos Swett
The following op-ed appeared in Roll Call on July 3, 2012, 11:46 a.m.
As we prepare to celebrate our Declaration of Independence, we are reminded of its powerful proclamation of freedom.
Freedom includes many things, but at its core... Read More
5/23/12: Cornell International Affairs Review -- Vietnam Still Abuses Human Rights and Religious Freedom
May 23, 2012 | by Robert P. George
The following testimony appeared in the Cornell University International Affairs Review today.
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has testified before Congress on Vietnam numerous times over the past seven years. Before each... Read More
May 16, 2012 | by M. Zuhdi Jasser and Katrina Lantos Swett
The following op-ed appeared in The Hilltoday. For a link to the original article, go to
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/227753-blasphemy-bans-threaten-arab-spring-religious-freedom .
Kuwait"s parliament has... Read More
5/15/12: Columbia University Journal of International Affairs -- Religious-Freedom Violations in South Asia
May 15, 2012 | by Leonard A. Leo and Katrina Lantos Swett
The following essay appeared in the Columbia University Journal of International Affairs today. For a link to the original article, go to http://jia.sipa.columbia.edu/religious-freedom-violations-south-asia .
In March of this year, the... Read More
March 20, 2012 | by Leonard A. Leo , Felice D. Gaer and Tiffany Lynch
The following essay appeared in World Affairs Journal today. For a link to the original essay, go to http://www.worldaffairsjournal.org/article/sudans-continuing-war-religious-freedom .
In July 2011... Read More
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July 3, 2012| by Katrina Lantos Swett
The following op-ed appeared in Stars and Stripes on July 3, 2012 at www.stripes.com/honor-july-4-by-upholding-first-freedom-1.182008 .
As we celebrate our Declaration of Independence, we are reminded of its powerful proclamation of... Read More
February 16, 2012 | by Felice D. Gaer and Richard D. Land
The following article appeared in the Des Moines Register yesterday.
When Vice President Xi Jinping, China"s future president, visited the White House this week, President Obama should have pressed him to reveal the whereabouts... Read More
February 9, 2012 | by Leonard A. Leo and Elizabeth H. Prodromou
The following article appeared in The Hill today. For a link to the original article, go to http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/209781-honoring-religious-freedom-after-arab-spring .
As Egypt marks the first... Read More
January 25, 2012 | by Leonard A. Leo and Rev. William Shaw
The following op-ed appeared in the Baltimore Sun on January 23, 2012. For a link to the original article, go to
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-nigeria-20120123,0,6743343.story
Since the arrival of the New Year,... Read More
May 13, 2011 | by Leonard A. Leo and Dr. Don Argue
The following article was published in The Hill on 5/13/11. For the original article, go to http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/161073-after-bin-laden-the-religious-freedom-imperative
The violent death of Osama... Read More