The Mission of USCIRF is to advance international freedom of religion or belief, by independently assessing and unflinchingly confronting threats to this fundamental right.
USCIRF hosted a virtual event about President Trump’s recent Executive Order to advance international religious freedom across the federal government and its implementation at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
This highlighted key aspects of this Executive Order, USAID’s current plans underway to implement it, and the impact it will have on USAID’s programming in the future. USCIRF Chair Gayle Manchin and Vice Chair Tony Perkins discussed these issues with USAID Acting Administrator John Barsa.
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USCIRF's Religious Prisoners of Conscience Project highlights individuals imprisoned for exercising their freedom of religion or belief, as well as the dedicated advocacy of USCIRF Commissioners working for their release.

This is the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom’s (USCIRF) Freedom of Religion or Belief Victims List, or FoRB Victims List. The FoRB Victims List is a database that catalogues select victims targeted due to their freedom of religion or belief.