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Aug 25, 2022
August 25 marks the fifth anniversary of the start of the Burmese military’s genocidal campaign against the Rohingya people. The violence resulted in thousands of Rohingya dead, hundreds of thousands internally…
Aug 25, 2022
USCIRF Calls for Justice on Fifth Anniversary of Genocidal Campaign Against the Rohingya
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today marked the fifth anniversary…
This report reviews blasphemy laws and their enforcement within the region of the Associate of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), highlighting recent cases and providing analysis on related laws. Blasphemy is defined as “the act of insulting or showing…
Oct 19, 2022
USCIRF Releases New Report on Blasphemy in Southeast Asia
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report:
Blasphemy and Related Laws in ASEAN Member Countries…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Eritrea
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic
Reports of Torture:
No
Reports of Medical…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Eritrea
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic
Reports of Torture:
No
Reports of Medical…
Additional Name(s):
Abbot Abraham, Abraham Habtom Gebremariam
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Eritrea
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic…
Oct 21, 2022
Seven out of ten members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) nations have blasphemy laws currently enshrined in their legal codes. USCIRF’s recent issue update reviews these blasphemy laws and their enforcement within this…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Burma
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Protestant
Reports of Torture:
No
Reports of Medical…
Dec 9, 2022
In November 2022, USCIRF visited Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, to assess the current conditions and issues that Burmese Rohingya refugees are facing. The Rohingya community, a predominantly Muslim ethnic minority from Burma, have long fled…