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Status: not_implemented Year: Country: Laos Recommended To: State Department Source: 2020 Annual Report Thematic Area: Funding Recommendation:U.S. government increase support for such programs in order to build upon the recent improvements…
Laos’ Decree 315 Factsheet – This factsheet assesses the religious freedom implications of Decree 315, the implementation of the decree, as well as the ongoing internal review conducted by the government of Laos. Issued in 2016, Decree 315 was an…
Sep 16, 2021 USCIRF Releases Factsheet on Laos’ Decree 315 Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report highlighting the religious freedom implications of Laos’ Decree on…
Feb 4, 2022 The government of Nicaragua, under the leadership of President Daniel Ortega, has a history of persecuting Catholic clergy, worshipers, and organizations as well as Protestant institutions especially since religious leaders provided sanctuary…
Apr 25, 2022 USCIRF Releases 2022 Annual Report with Recommendations for U.S. Policy  Recommends Afghanistan as Country of Particular Concern Washington, D.C. – The United States Commission on International Religious…
View the 2022 Annual Report Highlights from USCIRF’s 2022 Annual Report   Numbers-at-a-Glance 15 countries recommended for “country of particular concern” (CPC) designation 1 new country recommended for CPC designation 12…
Aug 11, 2022 USCIRF Releases Report on Religious Freedom in Nicaragua Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report: Nicaragua Country Update…
This report details deteriorating religious freedom conditions in Nicaragua during the first half of 2022. In March, the government expelled the papal nuncio, the Vatican’s chief diplomat in the country, for unexplained reasons. Most recently, a judge…
Additional Name(s): Rolando José Álvarez, Rolando Jose Alvarez Lagos Gender: Male Perpetrator: Nicaragua Religion or Belief: Christian – Catholic…
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Nicaragua Religion or Belief: Christian – Catholic Reports of Torture: No Reports of…