Dec 8, 2023
USCIRF Marks 75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) commemorates the 75th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of…
Dec 19, 2023
USCIRF Releases New Report on Religious Freedom Conditions in Libya
Washington, D.C. – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report:
Religious Freedom Conditions in…
This report provides an overview of concerning trends affecting freedom of religion or belief in Libya. Religious freedom and other human rights have suffered amid the country’s prolonged crisis of governance, in which the interim government in Tripoli…
Dec 26, 2023
USCIRF Denounces Denmark’s Amendment Criminalizing Blasphemy
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is troubled by Denmark’s passage of an amendment to its Penal Code criminalizing “…
Jan 4, 2024
USCIRF Troubled by New Religion Law in Belarus
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) highlights a setback to religious freedom in Belarus. Yesterday, Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka…
Jan 4, 2024
USCIRF Calls for Congressional Hearing after State Department Fails to Designate Nigeria and India as Countries of Particular Concern
Azerbaijan Added to State Department’s Special Watch List
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on…
Jan 23, 2024
USCIRF Calls for Greater Protection of Religious Sites in Conflict Areas
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) calls on all parties to armed conflicts around the world to abide by…
Jan 26, 2024
USCIRF Cautions Against Rising Antisemitism on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day. USCIRF…
Mar 1, 2024
USCIRF Urges Sanctions on Russian Officials Abusing FoRB Prisoners
Calls Attention to Russia’s Religious Freedom Violations and Crackdown on Civil Society
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF…