REPORTS & BRIEFS

Annual Report

• 2013 Annual Report
• 2012 Annual Report
• 2011 Annual Report
• 2010 Annual Report
• 2009 Annual Report
• 2008 Annual Report
• 2007 Annual Report
• 2006 Annual Report
• 2005 Annual Report
• 2004 Annual Report
• 2003 Annual Report

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Annual Report - Chapters and Summaries

• North Korea Chapters and Summaries

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Did You Know...

• Did You Know...USCIRF's 2013 Annual Report (April 30, 2013)
• Did You Know...North Korea (March 11, 2013)
• Did You Know...South Korea (December 31, 2012)

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Special Reports

• Translation: 2009 White Paper on Religious Freedom in North Korea

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ADVISING GOVERNMENT

Congressional Testimony

• 6/06/2003: "Life Inside North Korea."
• 6/21/2002: "Examining the Plight of Refugees: The Case of North Korea."
• 12/21/2006: Testimony by Felice D. Gaer, Chair, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
• 10/06/1999: Nina Shea, Commissioner, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
• 10/06/1999: Testimony by Robert A. Seiple

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Government Correspondence

• 12/27/2011: USCIRF Letter to Secretary Clinton on North Korea
• 3/22/2004: North Korea: USCIRF recommends UNCHR establish a Special Rapporteur
• 2/10/2004: USCIRF recommends 11 nations to Secretary Powell As "Countries of Particular Concern"
• 11/10/2003: U.S. Refugee Admissions Program
• 10/03/2002: Ensure Human Rights Are on the Agenda With North Korea, Commission Urges President
• 9/30/2002: Letter to Secretary Powell
• 7/23/2001: Commission Asks Powell to Raise Religious-Freedom Issues on Asia Trip
• 12/20/2000: Commission Issues Recommendations on Religious Freedom in North Korea
• 10/10/2000: Commission Asks Sec. Albright to Stress Religious-Freedom Issues in North Korea

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NEWS ROOM

Press Releases

• 5/21/2013: USCIRF Welcomes IRF Report; Calls for CPC Designations
• 4/30/2013: USCIRF’s 2013 Annual Report on the State of International Religious Freedom Identifies World’s Worst Violators
• 3/28/2012: New USCIRF Commissioner Appointed
• 9/13/2011: USCIRF Comment on the State Department's Designation of “Countries of Particular Concern” and Annual Report on International Religious Freedom
• 4/28/2011: USCIRF Identifies World's Worst Religious Freedom Violators: Egypt Cited for First Time
• 9/23/2010: USCIRF Commemorates North Korea Refugee Day, Urges International Action to Protect...
• 8/06/2008: North Korea: USCIRF Welcomes U.S. Pledge to Include Human Rights in Discussions with Pyongyang, Seeks Further Action
• 6/12/2008: USCIRF Delegation Travels to South Korea, Releases Korean-language Report on Religious Freedom Conditions in North Korea
• 4/29/2008: EVENT ADVISORY: USCIRF Commissioners to Speak on North Korea Report, "A Prison Without Bars," at Congressional Press Conference
• 4/15/2008: EVENT ADVISORY: Release of USCIRF Report on North Korea
• 4/09/2008: Save the Date: Events on North Korea on April 15
• 7/19/2006: USCIRF and Rep. Gary Ackerman to Convene a Town Hall Meeting on Religious Freedom in North Korea
• 5/19/2006: North Korea: USCIRF Commissioner Bansal To Moderate Panel at Asia Society Event
• 3/23/2006: Religious Freedom in North Korea: Update and Options
• 11/14/2005: USCIRF releases "Thank you, Father Kim Il Sung": Eyewitness Accounts of Severe Violations of Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion in North Korea At Capitol Hill press conference with Congressional Members
• 11/10/2005: USCIRF Welcomes Redesignation of Eight "Countries of Particular Concern"; Disappointed that Pakistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan Not Designated
• 11/10/2005: USCIRF releases "Thank you, Father Kim Il Sung: Eyewitness Accounts of Severe Violations of Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion in North Korea" at press conference with Congressional Members
• 4/15/2005: USCIRF Commissioners discuss North Korea at UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva
• 10/19/2004: North Korea: USCIRF welcomes North Korea Human Rights Act
• 4/27/2004: North Korea: Vice Chair Shea speaks at Freedom Day Rally
• 2/25/2004: North Korea: Expand nuclear talks to include human rights and refugee issues
• 2/10/2004: USCIRF recommends 11 nations to Secretary Powell As "Countries of Particular Concern"
• 1/26/2004: North Korea: Human Rights Ground Zero
• 1/16/2004: North Korea: Human Rights Ground Zero
• 6/25/2003: North Korea: USCIRF Statement on Sen. Brownback's Legislation
• 6/10/2003: Press Conference: North Korea
• 6/06/2003: North Korea: Expose abuses
• 10/23/2002: Urge China's President to Advance Religious Freedom and Protect North Korean Refugees
• 9/30/2002: Commission Recommends 12 Nations for Designation As 'Countries of Particular Concern'
• 6/20/2002: Commission to Testify at Senate Hearing on North Korean Refugees
• 6/03/2002: U.S. Must Press China to Uphold International Rights for North Korean Refugees
• 4/16/2002: Chairman Young to Testify on North Korea; Commission to Release Report
• 1/22/2002: North Korean Defector to Testify at Hearing on Religious Freedom in North Korea
• 1/18/2002: Commission to Hold Hearing on Religious Freedom in North Korea
• 8/16/2001: USCIRF Asks State Dept to Designate 9 Countries As Worst Religious-Freedom Violators
• 7/23/2001: Commission Asks Powell to Raise Religious-Freedom Issues on Asia Trip
• 7/31/2000: CIRF Urges Laos, N. Korea, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan as Countries of Particular Concern

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Op-Eds

• 12/6/2012: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette -- Hanukkah, a Festival of Freedom

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USCIRF In the News

• 1/05/2011: Lost religious liberty worldwide - Japan Times
• 12/10/2010: Millions unable to celebrate Human Rights Day - Toronto Star
• 10/01/2010: North Korean Christians Unlikely To Fare Better Under New Leader - Christianity Today
• 7/26/2010: Republican congressman troubled by Obama's lack of 'voice'... - Energy Publisher
• 5/26/2010: God and Man in the World - National Review Online
• 5/21/2010: North Korean ‘Stairway to Heaven’? - Front Page Magazine
• 5/13/2008: North Korea-Religious Repression - Voice of America
• 4/16/2008: North Korean Refugees Punished For Seeking Religion, Report Says - The Wall Street Journal

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EVENTS

Hearings & Press Conferences

• 4/15/2008: Press Conference and Briefing on North Korea
• 4/15/2008 Press Conference and Briefing on North Korea - Transcript

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Briefings, Roundtables & Speeches

• 4/15/2008: Press Conference and Briefing on North Korea

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