Feb 13, 2026
Congress Should Ban Lobbying by Countries that Violate FoRBWashington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urges the U.S. government to publicly identify and admonish foreign governments that…
Feb 20, 2026
In late October, President Donald Trump announced that he was designating Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern, or CPC, in recognition of the horrific and worsening rash of religious violence that Africa’s most populous country has faced in…
On April 30, 2026, the U.S Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) held a hearing entitled The Impact of FoRB Violations on Children. USCIRF Chair Vicky Hartzler and Vice Chair Asif Mahmood led the hearing, which featured testimony from…
In recent years, armed actors from a Fulani ethnic background have perpetrated some of the most notorious, visible, and deadly attacks on religious communities in Nigeria—often but not exclusively against …
May 8, 2026
Nonstate Violators of Religious Freedom in Nigeria: Fulani Militants Washington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released the following report on Nigeria: Nonstate…