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Recommendation
Status: partially_implemented Year: Country: Burma Recommended To: State Department, Treasury Department Source: 2021 Annual Report Thematic Area: Sanctions Recommendation:Impose targeted sanctions on Burmese military and government…
Recommendation
Status: not_implemented Year: Country: Burma Recommended To: State Department Source: 2021 Annual Report Recommendation:Definitively and publicly conclude whether the ongoing and severe atrocities committed by the Burmese military meet the legal…
Recommendation
Status: not_implemented Year: Country: Burma Recommended To: State Department Source: 2021 Annual Report Recommendation:Actively support efforts to hold Burmese officials accountable through the international legal system, including assisting and…
Recommendation
Status: partially_implemented Year: Country: Burma Recommended To: U.S. Congress Source: 2021 Annual Report Recommendation:Provide increased funds to support atrocity prevention programs and response efforts to address the dire humanitarian…
Sivas Massacre and Turkey’s Persecution of the Alevi Community
Jul 2, 2021 On July 2, 1993 a mob set fire to the Madimak Hotel in Sivas, Turkey—where a group of prominent Alevi writers, poets, and thinkers had gathered. Reports show 37 people died in what became known as the Sivas (or…
USCIRF Hearing: Ending Genocide - Accountability for Perpetrators
Jul 28 WHEN: Jul 28th 10:30am - Jul 28th 12:00pm…
USCIRF Calls for Justice on Fourth Anniversary of Genocidal Campaign Against Rohingya Muslims
Aug 25, 2021 USCIRF Calls for Justice on Fourth Anniversary of Genocidal Campaign Against Rohingya Muslims Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today marked the fourth…
Fourth Anniversary of the Rohingya Genocide
Aug 25, 2021 On August 25, 2017, the Burmese military, known as the Tatmadaw, launched a genocidal campaign in Rakhine State against the largely Muslim Rohingya community. The United Nations Independent Investigative Mechanism…
Destruction of Cemeteries Factsheet
Destruction of Cemeteries – This factsheet outlines international human rights law that defines the obligations of governments to protect the cultural heritage of religious communities’ cemeteries. Additionally, it describes specific examples…
USCIRF Releases New Factsheet on Destruction of Cemeteries
Sep 1, 2021 USCIRF Releases New Factsheet on Destruction of Cemeteries Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report on the destruction of…