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May 14, 2013
FOR YOUR INFORMATIONMay 14, 2013 | By Katrina Lantos Swett
The following was published in the Washington Post, On Faith on May 14, 2013.
Fifteen years ago, on May 14, 1998, U.S. House of Representatives voted in…
Jun 26, 2013
FOR YOUR INFORMATIONJune 26, 2013 |By Katrina Lantos Swett
Editor"s note: Katrina Lantos Swett is the chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. The views expressed are the writer"s own.
The…
Jul 25, 2013
FOR YOUR INFORMATIONJuly 24, 2013 | By Katrina Lantos Swett and Mary Ann Glendon
The following appeared in CNN World/GPS on July 23rd, 2013.
Editor"s note: Katrina Lantos Swett is chairwoman of the U.S. Commission…
Dec 3, 2013
FOR YOUR INFORMATIONDecember 2, 2013 | By Robert P. George
The following op-ed appeared in the Providence Journal on November 30, 2013.
Washington - As the nation celebrates Thanksgiving, Jewish Americans are also…
Dec 11, 2013
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December 11, 2013 | By Katrina Lantos Swett and Mary Ann Glendon
The following op-ed appeared in Reuters & the Chicago Tribune on December 10, 2013.
December 10 marks Human Rights Day,…
Jan 28, 2014
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January 27, 2014 | By Robert P. George
The following op-ed appeared in The Hill on January 27, 2014.
I testified before the Congressional Tom Lantos Human…
Jul 30, 2014
FOR YOUR INFORMATIONJuly 30, 2014 | By Katrina Lantos Swett and M. Zuhdi Jasser
The following op-ed appeared on RNS on July 29, 2014. This op-ed also appeared in the Washington Post.
While last month marked the…
Feb 26, 2015
FOR YOUR INFORMATIONFebruary 26, 2015 | By Katrina Lantos Swett & Robert P. George
The following op-ed appeared in Al Jazeera America on February 26, 2015.
By all accounts, the past year in China…
Jul 6, 2015
FOR YOUR INFORMATIONJuly 6, 2015 | Robert P. George and Katrina Lantos Swett
The following op-ed appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on July 5, 2015
Today, July 6, the Dalai Lama of Tibet, a modern-day exemplar of…
Aug 18, 2015
FOR YOUR INFORMATIONAugust 18, 2015 | Robert P. George and Thomas J. Reese
The following op-ed appeared in The Christian Science Monitor on August 18, 2015
Is Eritrea guilty of crimes against humanity?
The question…
Sep 28, 2015
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September 28, 2015 | Daniel I. Mark and Katrina Lantos Swett
The following op-ed appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer on September 27, 2015
Washington hosted two dramatically…
Dec 10, 2015
FOR YOUR INFORMATIONDecember 10, 2015 | Mary Ann Glendon and Katrina Lantos Swett
The following op-ed appeared in The National Interest on December 10, 2015
December 10 marks Human Rights Day, the sixty-seventh…
Aug 25, 2016
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August 25, 2016 | Kristina Arriaga and Rev. Thomas J. Reese, S.J.
The following op/ed appeared in The Hill on August 25, 2016.
Many men, women, and children each year…
Aug 30, 2016
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August 30, 2016 | Daniel I. Mark and Sandra Jolley
The following op/ed appeared in Religion News Service on August 30, 2016
(RNS) Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was a 6-year-old boy when he…
Oct 27, 2016
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October 27, 2016 | By Thomas J. Reese, S.J. and Daniel Mark
The following op-ed appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on October 27, 2016
Abdul Shakoor is a member of the…
Dec 9, 2016
The following op-ed appeared in Religion New Service on December 9, 2016
By former USCIRF Commissioners Kristina Arriaga and John Ruskay
Pwint Phyu Latt is a Muslim peace activist in Burma who sought to…
Jul 19, 2017
The following op-ed originally appeared in Religion News Service on July 19, 2017
By former USCIRF Commissioner Thomas J. Reese, S.J.
(RNS) — Stories speak to the best and worst in all of us,…
Oct 12, 2017
The following op-ed appeared in Huffington Post on October 12, 2017
By former Commissioner Tenzin Dorjee and Congressman Jim Mcgovern
Imagine you are a 6-year-old. Your world is your family, friends…
Oct 19, 2017
The following op-ed appeared in The Washington Examiner on September 26, 2017
By former USCIRF Commissioner Thomas J. Reese
Torture. Arbitrary arrests and detention without charges. A ban…
Nov 1, 2017
The following op-ed appeared in The Diplomat on November 1, 2017
By former Commissioners Sandra Jolley and Tenzin Dorjee
As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to travel to China in early…
Nov 16, 2017
The following originally op-ed appeared in The Hill on November 16, 2017
By former USCIRF Commissioners Daniel Mark and Sandra Jolley
People love lists. And when those lists are in the news,…
Jul 8, 2019
This op-ed was originally published by The Hill on July 5, 2019.
By Gary Bauer and Tenzin Dorjee
In a country where as many as 2 million Uighurs and other Muslims are imprisoned in concentration…
May 5, 2020
This op-ed originally appeared by Washington Examiner on Tuesday, May 5, 2020.
By USCIRF Commissioners Gary Bauer and Tenzin Dorjee
The International Olympic Committee and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo…
Jun 4, 2020
This op-ed was originally published by Deseret News, on June 4, 2020.
By USCIRF Chair Tony Perkins and Vice Chair Gayle Manchin
Sitting across the table from Sudan’s new prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, in…
Jun 8, 2020
This op-ed was originally published by TIME, on June 8, 2020.
By USCIRF Commissioner Nury Turkel
On May 28, after years of hard work and dedication, the House of Representatives passed the historic Uyghur…
Jun 16, 2020
This op-ed was originally published by Fox News, on June 16, 2020.
By USCIRF Commissioners Gary Bauer and Nury Turkel
During the first few months of 2020, Chinese authorities reportedly shut down at least 48…
Jun 24, 2020
This op-ed originally appeared on The Hill, on June 24, 2020.
By USCIRF Commissioners Nury Turkel and Gary Bauer
For most people, traveling abroad can lead to exciting opportunities and exposure to…
Jul 20, 2020
This op-ed was originally published by The Washington Examiner, on July 20, 2020.
By USCIRF Chair Gayle Manchin and USCIRF Vice Chair Tony Perkins
In Iraq, the 50th Brigade of the Popular Mobilization Forces has…
Aug 26, 2020
This op-ed was originally published by The Diplomat, on August 26, 2020.
By USCIRF Commissioners Nury Turkel and James W. Carr
Face masks have become ubiquitous as the world continues to reel from the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, as the…
Jan 20, 2021
This op-ed was originally published by the New York Times on January 20, 2021.
Written by USCIRF Commissioner Nury Turkel.
Forced labor has been a central part of China’s campaign against the Uighurs…
Apr 12, 2021
This op-ed was originally published by the Wall Street Journal, on April 11, 2021.
By USCIRF Chair Gayle Manchin and Vice Chair Tony Perkins
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Mar 8, 2022
This op-ed was originally published by Newsweek on March 8, 2022.
By USCIRF Commissioners Anurima Bhargava and Tony Perkins
Gulmira Imin is a Uyghur Muslim in China, former administrator of the Uyghur-language…
Apr 16, 2022
This op-ed was originally published by USA Today on April 16, 2022.
By USCIRF Commissioners Jim Carr and Fred Davie
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has long advocated for the…
Apr 25, 2022
This op-ed was originally published by The Hill on April 25, 2022.
By USCIRF Chair Nadine Maenza and Vice Chair Nury Turkel
As the world is trying to resume some semblance of normalcy, it is abundantly clear that…
Aug 21, 2022
This op-ed was originally published by Fox News on August 21, 2022.
By USCIRF Commissioner Frank R. Wolf
I have been inside a Chinese prison, and it is grim to say the least. The imprisonment of 90-year-old…
May 3, 2023
This op-ed was originally published by Religion News Service on May 3, 2023.
By USCIRF Chair Nury Turkel & Vice Chair Abraham Cooper
Denying religious freedom and women’s rights go hand-in-hand.
Over the…
Oct 3, 2023
This op-ed was originally published by The Hill on October 2, 2023.
By USCIRF Vice Chair Frederick A. Davie and Commissioner Frank Wolf
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) engages in nefarious transnational…