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Torture and Ill Treatment are Tools of Violating Religious Freedom
Oct 20, 2025 Torture and Ill Treatment are Tools of Violating Religious FreedomWashington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released the following report on religious freedom and torture:…
Religious Freedom and the Prohibition of Torture and Ill Treatment
Governments around the world continue to breach international law by engaging in torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment (“ill treatment”) of individuals. In promoting international religious freedom, the U.S. government is required to…
Said Abdelrazek
Additional Name(s): Said Abdel-Razek; Saeid Mansour Abdulraziq Gender: Male Current Location: 10th of Ramadan Prison Perpetrator: Egypt Religion or…
A Religious Freedom Lifeline to Burma’s Persecuted People of Faith Needs to be Extended
Oct 29, 2025  A Religious Freedom Lifeline to Burma’s Persecuted People of Faith Needs to be ExtendedWashington, DC – As the Burmese military escalates its vicious war on its own people, its strategy of violence targeting religious gatherings and…
Advancing FoRB Through Targeted Programming
Apr 24, 2026  Alongside advocacy efforts, targeted programming is a tool certain governments and intergovernmental agencies use to strengthen religious freedom. There have been several key programs that have advanced international religious freedom in…
International Accountability for Burma's Atrocities Against Religious Minorities
May 5, 2026  Despite sanctions and repeated condemnation against the Burmese military, the ruling junta continues to unleash brutal attacks against its own people, including religious minorities such as Muslim-majority Rohingya and Christian-majority…
Universal Jurisdiction as a Tool for Accountability in Burma
May 5, 2026  The Burmese military maintains its grip over Burma through arson, arbitrary detentions, airstrikes, killings, and other forms of intimidation and violence to instill fear in its people, including ethnoreligious minorities such as Rohingya…
Children and FoRB Hearing Summary
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…