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Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
India
Religion or Belief:
Sikh
Reports of Torture:
Yes
Reports of Medical Neglect:
No…
This policy update identifies the ways in which widespread violence by nonstate actors in Nigeria threaten freedom of religion or belief. Examples detailed in the report include militant Islamist group violence, some forms of identity-based violence,…
Sep 6, 2022
USCIRF Releases New Report on Violence Impacting Religious Freedom in Nigeria
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report:…
Additional Name(s):
Atiqur Rahman
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
India
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Unspecified/Other
Health Concerns:
Aortic…
Sep 28
WHEN:
Sep 28th 10:30am
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Sep 28th 12:00pm…
Sep 28, 2022
USCIRF Condemns Recent Attacks on Worshippers in Nigeria
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned a recent attack by armed bandits against worshippers at a mosque in Zamfara…
Additional Name(s):
Rhoda Ya’u Jatau
Gender:
Female
Perpetrator:
Nigeria
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Unspecified/Other…
Additional Name(s):
Deoria Jail
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
India
Religion or Belief:
Muslim – Unspecified/Other
Reports of…
The increasing enforcement of blasphemy laws enshrined in Nigeria’s criminal and Shari’a codes poses a significant risk to religious freedom for Nigerians, especially religious minorities and those who espouse unpopular or dissenting beliefs, worldviews…
Oct 26, 2022
USCIRF Releases New Report on Blasphemy Laws in Nigeria
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report:
Blasphemy Laws in Nigeria – The increasing…