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Jan 27, 2017 The following op-ed appeared in Deseret News on January 27, 2017 By former USCIRF Commissioners Clifford D. May and Tenzin Dorjee   As the world commemorates International Holocaust Remembrance Day,…
Oct 9, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 9, 2019 USCIRF Responds to Yom Kippur Attack in Germany   Washington, DC (Oct. 9, 2019) –  Based on emerging reports of the killing of at least two people near a…
Jan 24, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 24, 2020   USCIRF Honors International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Cautions Against Rising Anti-Semitism   WASHINGTON, DC – On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January…
Published Op-ed Jun 15, 2020 This op-ed was originally published by Forward, on June 15, 2020 By USCIRF Vice Chair Gayle Manchin, USCIRF Commissioner Gary Bauer, and Senator James Lankford   While the United States was celebrating…
Jun 25, 2020 This op-ed was originally published by Newsweek, on June 25, 2020. By USCIRF Commissioners Nury Turkel and Johnnie Moore   Human rights activists don’t often think first of countries like France, Germany,…
Sep 23 WHEN: Sep 23rd 10:00am - Sep 23rd 11:00am…
Click here for the Ritual Slaughter Restrictions in Europe Factsheet.   This factsheet shows the spectrum of restrictions on ritual slaughter in Europe, and provides information on the impact that such regulations have on religious freedom in…
Dec 15, 2020       Several religious groups, including followers of Judaism and Islam, mandate that animals are uninjured (unstunned) prior to killing. However, nearly a third of European countries limit…
Apr 14 WHEN: Apr 14th 10:30am - Apr 14th 11:30am…
View PDF Jews around the world face government and societal obstacles, which can often contribute to feelings of insecurity and ostracization. This report focuses on levels of antisemitism in 11 countries in Europe based on three factors: the…