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USCIRF Commends House Passage of Genocide Accountability Act, Urges Senate Action
Jun 9, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   USCIRF Commends House Passage of Genocide Accountability Act Urges Senate Action USCIRF declares that “the perpetrators of genocide must be held to account”   WASHINGTON, D.C. –…
Deseret News: Make Saudi Arabia's vision of tolerance a reality
Jul 24, 2017 The following op-ed appeared in Deseret News on July 23, 2017 By former USCIRF Commissioner Clifford D. May   Last year, Saudi Arabia unveiled Saudi Vision 2030, a bold plan to transform the kingdom’s oil-…
Saudi Arabia: Failed Promises--Hate Speech and Intolerance Still a Problem
Sep 28 WHEN: Sep 28th 3:00pm - Sep 28th 4:30pm…
H.R. 390: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Passes Genocide Bill
Oct 5, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 5, 2017   H.R. 390: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Passes Genocide Bill USCIRF Chairman Mark calls committee action “a key step toward helping victims of ISIS genocide”  …
The Hill: The List No One Wants to Be On
Nov 16, 2017 The following originally op-ed appeared in The Hill on November 16, 2017   By former USCIRF Commissioners Daniel Mark and Sandra Jolley   People love lists. And when those lists are in the news,…
USCIRF Study Reveals Numerous Passages in Saudi Textbooks Inciting Violence and Intolerance
Mar 24, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 24, 2018 USCIRF Study Reveals Numerous Passages in Saudi Textbooks Inciting Violence and Intolerance  “USCIRF is disappointed to find inflammatory content remains in…
Study Revealed Numerous Passages in Saudi Textbooks Advocating Intolerance and Violence
Click here to view the report Study Revealed Numerous Passages in Saudi Textbooks Advocating Intolerance and Violence.Summary The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) had an independent contractor review 12 Saudi high school…
U.S. Delegation Is First Ever to Meet with “Religious Police” in Saudi Arabia
Oct 4, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2018 U.S. Delegation Is First Ever to Meet with “Religious Police” in Saudi Arabia USCIRF Delegation Holds Wide Ranging Meetings During Site Visit   WASHINGTON, D.C. – During a…
A Survey of 2017-2018 Saudi Middle and High School Textbooks
The full report may be found here. Summary of Findings This follow-on contracted study reviews 22 middle and high school textbooks published by the Saudi government for the 2017-2018 academic year, including the 12 high school books previously reviewed…
USCIRF Condemns Reappearance of Content Promoting Hatred and Violence in Saudi Textbooks
Nov 26, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 26, 2018   USCIRF Condemns Reappearance of Content Promoting Hatred and Violence in Saudi Textbooks New report provides evidence of reappearance of inflammatory content against…