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USCIRF Commends House Passage of Genocide Accountability Act, Urges Senate Action
Jun 9, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   USCIRF Commends House Passage of Genocide Accountability Act Urges Senate Action USCIRF declares that “the perpetrators of genocide must be held to account”   WASHINGTON, D.C. –…
CHINA: USCIRF Condemns Ramadan Restrictions in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region
Jul 5, 2017 Click here to see coverage from The Economist on USCIRF's press release. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 5, 2017 CHINA: USCIRF Condemns Ramadan Restrictions in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region “The Chinese government…
Testimony of Commissioner Tenzin Dorjee on "Tibet: Freedom of Religion"
USCIRF Commissioner Tenzin Dorjee testified on July 12, 2017 before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission at a hearing titled: "Tibet: Freedom of Religion." Commissioner Dorjee is the first Tibetan Buddhist appointed to serve on USCIRF and was…
Open Letter from USCIRF Vice Chair Sandra Jolley to Gulmira Imin on the 8th Anniversary of Her Arrest
Jul 13, 2017 Click here to read Vice Chair Jolley's letter to Gulmira Imin. Click here to read the Uyghur translation of the letter to Gulmira Imin   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 14, 2017   Open Letter from…
USCIRF Condemns Egypt’s Deportation of Uighur Muslims to China
Aug 3, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3, 2017   USCIRF Condemns Egypt’s Deportation of Uighur Muslims to China “These latest moves show a calculated indifference to the Uighur Muslim community” WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S…
H.R. 390: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Passes Genocide Bill
Oct 5, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 5, 2017   H.R. 390: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Passes Genocide Bill USCIRF Chairman Mark calls committee action “a key step toward helping victims of ISIS genocide”  …
Huffington Post: America Must Stand Up To China To Defend Human Rights In Tibet
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…
The Diplomat: President Trump: Support Religious Freedom in China
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…
The Hill: The List No One Wants to Be On
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,…
Testimony of Commissioner Tenzin Dorjee on Religious Freedom in Tibet
On February 14, 2018, Commissioner Dorjee testified before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China on religious freedom violations in Tibet.Written Testimony  Oral Statement Video Recording of the Hearing…