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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…
Sep 1, 2021
USCIRF Releases New Factsheet on Destruction of Cemeteries
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report on the destruction of…
Sep 24, 2021
Since 2009, USCIRF has recommended that the U.S. State Department designate Nigeria a country of particular concern, or CPC, for engaging in or tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations. In December…
Additional Name(s):
حميد سوداد
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Algeria
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Protestant
Reports of…
Oct 4, 2021
USCIRF Alarmed by Violence against Christians & Shi’a Muslims in Nigeria
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned recent instances of…
This report catalogues recent religious freedom violations committed by Kano state authorities, which represent some of the most egregious in Nigeria. In recent years—including in 2021—Kano authorities have arrested, charged, and convicted several…
Oct 5, 2021
USCIRF Releases New Report on Religious Freedom in Nigeria’s Kano State
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nigeria
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sufi
Reports of Torture:
No
Reports of Medical Neglect…
Additional Name(s):
Abdulazeez Dauda, Abdul Inyass
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nigeria
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sufi…
Oct 17, 2021
This op-ed was originally published by The Hill on October 17, 2021.
By USCIRF Commissioners Frederick A. Davie and Tony Perkins.
In July, officials in northern Nigeria invited prominent local preacher Sheikh Abduljabar Nasiru…