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Factsheet: The Santería Tradition in Cuba
Factsheet: The Santería Tradition in Cuba Factsheet on the Santería Tradition in Cuba - This factsheet provides a brief overview of the traditions of the Santeria community in Cuba and highlights the religious freedom violations that…
USCIRF Releases New Report about Santería in Cuba
Feb 22, 2021 USCIRF Releases New Report about Santería in Cuba   Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following factsheet on the Santería tradition in…
Santería in Cuba
Mar 5, 2021 Santería is a syncretic religion that incorporates elements of Catholicism with the religion of the Yoruba people, who were brought as slaves to Cuba from the Congo basin and West Africa in the 16th century. While…
Uzbekistan: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Mar 11, 2021 There have been notable improvements to religious freedom conditions in Uzbekistan in recent years. The government’s ongoing effort to revise the restrictive 1998 Law on Freedom of Conscience and Religious…
USCIRF Releases 2021 Annual Report with Recommendations for U.S. Policy
Apr 21, 2021 USCIRF Releases 2021 Annual Report with Recommendations for U.S. Policy No Longer Recommends Three Countries for Special Watch List Washington, D.C. – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom…
2021 Annual Report
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Recommendation
Status: not_implemented Year: Country: Uzbekistan Recommended To: U.S. Department of State Source: 2019 USCIRF Annual Report Thematic Area: Religious Prisoners of Conscience Recommendation:Press for at the highest levels and work to secure…
Recommendation
Status: not_implemented Year: Country: Uzbekistan Recommended To: U.S. Department of State Source: 2019 USCIRF Annual Report Thematic Area: Religious Prisoners of Conscience Recommendation:Urge the Uzbek government to close the notorious…
Recommendation
Status: partially_implemented Year: Country: Uzbekistan Recommended To: U.S. Department of State Source: 2019 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Work with the Uzbek government to revise the 1998 Law on Freedom of Conscience and Religious…
Recommendation
Status: not_implemented Year: Country: Uzbekistan Recommended To: U.S. Department of State Source: 2019 USCIRF Annual Report Recommendation:Establish a binding agreement with the Uzbek government, as authorized under section 405(c) of IRFA, on…