Status: implemented
Year:
Country: Bahrain
Recommended To: U.S. Congress
Source: 2019 Bahrain Country Update
Recommendation:Continue to conduct periodic fact-finding missions and congressional delegation trips to Bahrain to assess religious…
Status: not_implemented
Year:
Country: Bahrain
Recommended To: State Department
Source: 2020 Annual Report
Recommendation:Include Bahrain on the U.S. Department of State’s Special Watch List for engaging in or tolerating severe violations of…
Status: not_implemented
Year:
Country: Bahrain
Recommended To: State Department
Source: 2020 Annual Report
Recommendation:Publish an updated assessment of Bahrain’s compliance with the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) report, with…
Status: implemented
Year:
Country: Bahrain
Recommended To: State Department
Source: 2020 Annual Report
Recommendation:Continue to provide guidance and training for Bahrain’s security services to prepare for Ashura observances in ways that protect…
Status: partially_implemented
Year:
Country: Bahrain
Recommended To: U.S. Congress
Source: 2020 Annual Report
Recommendation:Highlight in religious freedom and human rights-related hearings and other official proceedings Bahrain’s treatment of…
Status: implemented
Year:
Country: Bahrain
Recommended To: State Department
Source: 2020 Bahrain Country Update
Recommendation:The United States should continue to raise these restrictions on religious freedom with Bahrain’s government…
Status: not_implemented
Year:
Country: Bahrain
Recommended To: U.S. Congress
Recommendation:When the next administration nominates a new U.S. ambassador to Bahrain, Congress should examine as part of the confirmation process what steps they will take…
Nov 16, 2021
The United Nations marks November 16 each year as the International Day for Tolerance. Religious tolerance is one key component of tolerance overall. Governments in the Middle East have increasingly espoused a doctrine of religious tolerance…
The Sudanese military takeover on October 25, 2021, dissolved the civilian-led government and arrested key civilian officials. This policy update highlights challenges to advancing religious freedom in Sudan, including the threat to this progress…
Nov 18, 2021
USCIRF Releases New Policy Update on Preserving Religious Freedom in Sudan
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report:
Sudan…