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Saeed Ahmad Wariach
Gender: Male Current Location: Faisalabad Jail, Faisalabad Perpetrator: Pakistan Religion or Belief: Muslim – Ahmadiyya…
Abdul Majeed
Gender: Male Current Location: Central Prison Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Perpetrator: Pakistan Religion or Belief: Muslim – Ahmadiyya…
The Impact of Majoritarianism on Religious Minorities in South Asia
Aug 19, 2021 We have seen a significant deterioration in religious freedom conditions in South Asia in recent years. Blasphemy cases, forced conversions, attacks on houses of worship, hate speech, and violence targeting…
USCIRF Calls on U.S. Government to Include Religious Minority Communities in Afghanistan in Evacuations
Aug 20, 2021 USCIRF Calls on U.S. Government to Include Religious Minority Communities in Afghanistan in Evacuations Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) called on the United States government to include…
USCIRF Calls on the State Department to Prioritize Refugee Resettlement of Afghan Religious Minorities
Aug 23, 2021 USCIRF Calls on the State Department to Prioritize Refugee Resettlement of Afghan Religious Minorities Encourages Expansion of U.S. Refugee Admissions Program Priority 2 Designation   Washington, DC – The U.S…
Destruction of Cemeteries Factsheet
Destruction of Cemeteries – This factsheet outlines international human rights law that defines the obligations of governments to protect the cultural heritage of religious communities’ cemeteries. Additionally, it describes specific examples…
USCIRF Hearing: Strategies for Religious Freedom in Fragile States
Sep 22 WHEN: Sep 22nd 10:30am - Sep 22nd 12:00pm…
Hazara Community Threatened in Afghanistan
Sep 17, 2021 When Afghanistan was under Taliban control in 1996-2001, the Taliban discriminated against and violently persecuted the Hazara Shi’a community—which they labeled as “heretical.” Subsequently, the Hazara community…
USCIRF Conversation: Accountability for Crimes Against Humanity
Sep 30 WHEN: Sep 30th 11:00am - Sep 30th 12:00pm…
USCIRF Conversation: Update on At-Risk Religious Communities in Afghanistan
Oct 06 WHEN: Oct 6th 11:00am - Oct 6th 12:00pm…