News Room USCIRF In the News 4/29/2011: US Commission Cites Egypt for Violating Religious Freedoms - VOA News
| 4/29/2011: US Commission Cites Egypt for Violating Religious Freedoms - VOA News |
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For the first time, an independent U.S. commission is recommending Egypt be added to a list of the world’s worst violators of religious liberty. The recommendation was contained in the Commission on International Religious Freedom's annual report.
The bipartisan commission says Egypt’s religious minorities, like Coptic Christians, have faced severe repression before and after the departure of former President Hosni Mubarak.
"In his [Mubarak’s] waning months, religious freedom conditions were rapidly deteriorating, and since his departure, we have seen nothing to indicate that these conditions have improved," said Commission-chairman Leonard Leo. Tags: |
