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This issue update examines the common features of India’s 12 state-level anti-conversion laws and explains how those features are inconsistent with international human rights law. Common features of these laws include prohibitions on conversions,…
Mar 14, 2023
USCIRF Releases New Report on India’s State-Level Anti-Conversion Laws
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report:
India’s State-Level Anti-Conversion Laws…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
India
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Sufi
Reports of Torture:
No
Reports of Medical Neglect…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
India
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture:
No
Reports of…
Additional Name(s):
Abbas Kourkour, عباس کورکور مجاهد کورکور
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Iran
Ethnic Group:
Lor
Religion or Belief:
Unspecified…
This factsheet describes the Iranian government’s deliberate and systematic use of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) against Iranians protesting mandatory hijab laws and other religious freedom violations. The factsheet demonstrates evidence that…
Apr 19, 2023
USCIRF Releases New Report on Sexual and Gender Based Violence Against Religious Freedom Protesters in Iran
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report on…
Additional Name(s):
Nahale Shahidi Yazdi
Gender:
Female
Current Location:
Kerman Prison
Perpetrator:
Iran
Religion or Belief:
Bahá`í…
May 1, 2023
USCIRF Releases 2023 Annual Report Highlighting Worsening Religious Freedom Conditions Around the World
Includes new recommendations of Cuba and Nicaragua as Countries of Particular Concern and Sri Lanka for the Special Watch List
Washington,…
View the 2023 Annual Report
Highlights from USCIRF’s 2023 Annual Report
Numbers-at-a-Glance
17 countries recommended for “country of particular concern” (CPC) designation
2 new countries recommended for CPC designation
11…