REPORTS & BRIEFS

Annual Report

• 2012 Annual Report
• 2011 Annual Report
• 2010 Annual Report
• 2009 Annual Report
• 2008 Annual Report
• 2007 Annual Report
• 2006 Annual Report
• Sudan Chapters

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Policy Focus

• Sudan Policy Brief - September 2010
• Sudan Policy Brief - March 2006

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ADVISING GOVERNMENT

Congressional Testimony

• 12/21/2006: Testimony by Felice D. Gaer, Chair, United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
• 5/16/2000: Dissent to Testimony on Religious Freedom in Sudan
• 5/16/2000: Testimony on Religious Freedom in Sudan and the May 1, 2000 Report of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
• 5/13/2003: "Reviewing the Sudan Peace Act Report."
• 4/26/2001: "Sudan: The Atrocities Must Stop."
• 3/28/2001: "America's Sudan Policy: A New Direction?"
• 1/30/2001: "USCIRF Press Conference on Religious Freedom and the Civil War in Sudan."
• 9/28/2001: "Religious Freedom in Sudan."
• 3/08/2000: "The U.S. State Department Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 1999."

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Government Correspondence

• 10/27/2010: Sudan: USCIRF Sends Letter to Secretary Clinton Regarding Abyei
• 1/13/2006: Egypt/Sudan: U.S. should act to prevent imminent deportation of refugees and asylum seekers from Egypt back to Sudan
• 2/10/2004: USCIRF recommends 11 nations to Secretary Powell As "Countries of Particular Concern"
• 11/10/2003: U.S. Refugee Admissions Program
• 4/17/2003: Sudan Peace Act: Administration Should Hold Sudanese Government Accountable
• 4/14/2003: Sudan: Action needed at United Nations Human Rights Commission
• 1/21/2002: Commission Urges Danforth: Press Sudan for Religious Freedom
• 2/20/2001: Commission Asks for Vigorous U.S. Diplomacy to Cite China, Iran, Sudan, and Others
• 10/20/2000: Commission Recommends SEC Investigate Sinopec's Disclosure of Interests in Sudan
• 11/10/2005: USCIRF Welcomes Redesignation of Eight "Countries of Particular Concern"; Disappointed that Pakistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan Not Designated

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Other Advocacy Materials

• Selected Legislation in the 111th Congress

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EVENTS

Hearings & Press Conferences

• Hearing Summary: Sudan’s Unraveling Peace and the Challenge to U.S. Policy
• 9/24/2008: Sudan Hearing - Testimony of John Prendergast
• 9/24/2008: Sudan Hearing - Testimony of Earl Gast
• 9/24/2008: Sudan Hearing - Transcript
• 9/24/2008: Sudan Hearing - Testimony of Susan D. Page
• 9/24/2008: Sudan Hearing - Testimony of Eliseo Neuman
• 9/24/2008: Sudan Hearing-Witness Biographies
• 9/24/2008: Sudan Hearing - Opening Remarks of Felice D. Gaer
• 9/24/2008: Sudan Hearing - Testimony of Kenneth Bacon
• 9/24/2008: Sudan hearing - Testimony of Khataza Gondwe
• 9/24/2008: Sudan hearing - Testimony of Douglas Johnson
• 9/24/2008: Sudan hearing - Testimony of Richard Williamson
• 9/24/2008: Sudan's Unraveling Peace and the Challenge to U.S. Policy
• 3/29/2006: Release of USCIRF's "Policy Focus on Sudan" Press Conference

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Briefings, Roundtables & Speeches

• 3/13/2007: Human Rights & Religious Freedom in Sudan

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NEWS ROOM

Press Releases

• World Affairs Journal essay: Sudan's Continuing War on Religious Freedom
• USCIRF Mourns Loss of Rep. Donald Payne
• Continuing Crisis in Sudan: USCIRF Presents Eyewitness Accounts
• 7/08/2011: USCIRF Hails Independence of South Sudan
• USCIRF Identifies World's Worst Religious Freedom Violators: Egypt Cited for First Time
• 1/14/2011: AllAfrica: Sudan Referendum Alexandria Voting Station Photo Essay
• 1/09/2011: USCIRF Welcomes Start of South Sudan Referendum Voting
• 1/07/11: Media Availability with Congressman Frank Wolf and Leonard Leo at Sudan Referendum Voting Station in Alexandria
• 12/09/2010: USCIRF Calls for On-Time South Sudan Referendum
• 10/27/2010: Sudan: USCIRF Sends Letter to Secretary Clinton Regarding Abyei
• 9/28/2010: Sudan at the Crossroads: Countdown to January 2011 and Beyond
• 9/21/2010: Policy Focus: Development Challenges in Southern Sudan
• 4/21/2010: Sudan Elections Show Need for Fixes Prior to 2011 Referenda Says USCIRF
• 4/01/2010: USCIRF Warns Election Crisis Threatens Sudan Peace and Completion of CPA
• 1/11/2010: USCIRF Chair Leonard Leo Speaks at Save Darfur Event
• 12/24/2009: Sudan on the Brink: NCP Again Violates Agreement
• 12/15/2009: USCIRF Speaks at Press Conference on Sudan and the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
• 12/14/2009: SAVE THE DATE: Sudan and the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
• 12/10/2009: Khartoum Crackdown Threatens Sudan Peace Process as USCIRF Watches
• 10/20/2009: U.S-Sudan Policy: The Devil is in the Details
• 7/24/2009: Ruling on Abyei Must be Honored
• 3/18/2009: Obama Administration Praised on Sudan Envoy
• 2/11/2009: Sudan: USCIRF Calls for Administration Action To Preserve Fragile North, South Peace
• 2/09/2009: SAVE THE DATE: Press Conference on Release of New USCIRF Recommendations for Peace in Sudan
• 9/17/2008: Event Advisory -- Sept. 24 Hearing on Sudan's Unraveling Peace and the Challenge to U.S. Policy
• 9/11/2008: Save the Date: Sept. 24 Hearing on Sudan's Unraveling Peace and the Challenge to U.S. Policy
• 6/11/2008: Sudan: Clashes Over Abyei Underline Threats to Peace
• 12/01/2007: Sudan: USCIRF condemns punishment of teacher for allegedly insulting religion, urges her release and safe passage
• 4/20/2007: U.S. Must Revive Focus on Sudan If Peace Is To Be Salvaged - Las Cruces Sun-News
• 3/07/2007: Human & Religious Freedom in Sudan
• 1/13/2006: Sudan: USCIRF Delegation to Sudan January 10-21
• 9/26/2006: USCIRF Commends Appointment of Andrew Natsios as Special Envoy for Sudan and Darfur
• 7/28/2006: USCIRF Vice Chair Cromartie Discusses Need for U.S. Special Envoy on Sudan in Meeting With Sudanese First Vice President
• 6/02/2006: Sudan: USCIRF Chair Cromartie to speak on CSIS panel
• 3/29/2006: Release of USCRIF'S "Policy Focus on Sudan" Press
• 3/27/2006: Sudan: USCIRF to Release Policy Focus on Sudan at Capitol Hill Press Conference with Congressional Members
• 8/02/2005: Sudan: High-level U.S. Engagement Needed to Secure Peace and Promote Human Rights Following Garang's Death
• 2/10/2004: USCIRF recommends 11 nations to Secretary Powell As "Countries of Particular Concern"
• 5/20/2003: Sudan: Hold Khartoum accountable
• 7/17/2002: Commission Urges Senate to Appoint Conferees on Sudan Peace Act
• 5/31/2002: Commission Chair to Testify at House Hearing on Sudan
• 4/29/2002: Condition Sudan's Oil Revenues; Negotiate Self-Determination; And Secular Government
• 10/02/2001: Commission Forwards Recommendations to Special Envoy on Sudan
• 9/06/2001: USCIRF Urges President to Support Capital-Market Provisions in the Sudan Peace Act
• 8/16/2001: USCIRF Asks State Dept to Designate 9 Countries As Worst Religious-Freedom Violators
• 3/27/2001: Commission To Testify on Sudan Before HIRC Subcommittees
• 3/21/2001: Commission Issues New Recommendations on Sudan
• 4/15/2002: Commission Issues New Recommendations, Holds Press Conference on Sudan
• 2/20/2001: Commission Asks for Vigorous U.S. Diplomacy to Cite China, Iran, Sudan, and Others
• 1/26/2001: Press Conference on Religious Freedom and the Civil War in Sudan
• 10/20/2000: Commission Recommends SEC Investigate Sinopec's Disclosure of Interests in Sudan
• 10/18/2000: Commission Urges Sudanese Minister to Improve Religious Freedom
• 10/11/2000: Commission Hails Defeat of Sudan's Bid for Security Council Seat
• 9/26/2000: Commissioner Shea to Testify on Religious Freedom in Sudan Before Human Rights Caucus
• 7/06/2000: Commission: Don't Let Sudan Off the Hook
• 2/14/2000: Hearing on Religious Persecution in Sudan
• 2/11/2000: Additional Sudan Hearing Witnesses Announced
• 2/04/2000: Hearings on Religious Persecution in Sudan
• 12/16/1999: Move Food Aid to the Hungry in Southern Sudan
• 11/01/1999: Commission Urges Banning of Foreign Investors in Sudan Oil Pipeline from U.S. Stock Markets
• 10/19/1999: Meeting with President Clinton to Urge Action on Sudan and China

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Op-Eds

• 12/09/2010: US to Bashir: Zero Tolerance for Gamesmanship - Huffington Post
• 4/20/2007: U.S. Must Revive Focus on Sudan If Peace Is To Be Salvaged - Las Cruces Sun-News

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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
• 11/19/2010: Faith and Freedom·in Sudan - Charisma Magazine
• 10/28/2010: Alarmed Over Sudan - Washington Times
• 10/10/2010: Machar says church’s future in northern Sudan needs to be established - Sudan Tribune
• 7/22/2010: U.S envoy to Sudan says Bashir indictment will make his job harder - Washington Post
• 7/20/2010: Sudan: What's Wrong with U.S. Policy and How to Fix It - All Africa
• 7/14/2010: U.S. special envoy unhappy about ICC genocide ruling against... -Sudan Tribune
• 5/26/2010: God and Man in the World - National Review Online
• 4/29/2010: USCIRF Eleventh Annual Report on Religious Freedom in the World Released
• 2/03/2010: Action on Sudan Urged - The Church of England Newspaper
• 2/03/2010: Obama not yet certain of outcomes of engagement with Sudan - Sudan Tribune
• 1/10/2010: World-Wide Groups Beating for Change in Sudan - Afro
• 12/31/2009: Sudan on brink of another civil war, says government official - Ethio Guardian
• 12/29/2009: Sudan on Brink of Another Civil War, Says Gov't Official - Christian Post
• 12/21/2009: Sudan stands on brink of new war... - ChristianTelegraph
• 12/18/2009: Sudan on brink of new war, diplomat warns - Baptist Press
• 12/16/2009: Congress presses for harder line on Sudan diplomacy, arms embargo - Sudan Tribune
• 12/16/2009: Hopes for Sudan 'quickly dimming' as US stance 'wanes,' rep says - Townhall/Baptist Press
• 12/15/2009: Congress Speaks Out on Sudan, Darfur - Enough Project
• 12/15/2009: Lawmakers Pressure Obama To Act On Sudan - NPR
• 12/14/2009: SAVE THE DATE: Sudan and the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
• 12/10/2009: Khartoum Crackdown Threatens Sudan Peace Process as USCIRF Watches
• 12/08/2009: American Delegation Scrutinize Religions Freedom in Sudan - Sudan News Daily
• 11/24/2009: U.S. lobbyist for Sudan nixed - Baptist Press
• 7/27/2001: Sudan's Oil War - The Washington Times

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