Status: not_implemented
Year:
Country: Nigeria
Recommended To: State Department
Source: 2019 Annual Report
Recommendation:Press the Nigerian government to acknowledge the significant threats posed by Boko Haram and ISIS-WA, to prioritize greater…
Status: not_implemented
Year:
Country: Nigeria
Recommended To: State Department
Source: 2019 Annual Report
Recommendation:Hold a session of the U.S.-Nigeria Bi-National Commission to discuss further actions to end sectarian violence, address land…
Status: not_implemented
Year:
Country: Nigeria
Recommended To: State Department
Source: 2019 Annual Report
Recommendation:Urge the Nigerian government to pursue justice for IMN members, allow U.S. Embassy officials to meet with detained IMN…
Jul 9, 2021
USCIRF Condemns School Abductions in Nigeria
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned the attack on a Christian school in Nigeria, where 125 students…
Jul 15, 2021
USCIRF Denounces Nigerian Religious Police Arrests of LGBTI Persons
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today denounced the arrest of five men suspected of engaging in lesbian, gay…
Jul 22, 2021
This op-ed was originally published in Newsweek, on July 22, 2021.
Written by USCIRF Commissioners Anurima Bhargava and Tony Perkins.
This spring, in the central African nation of Democratic Republic of the…
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…
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…