Nov 23, 2021
USCIRF Releases New Report on Religious Freedom Violations in Belarus
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following report on religious…
Dec 3, 2021
From 1992-1995, Bosnia endured a brutal ethno-religious war, as Bosnian Serbs ethnically cleansed their Muslim neighbors in the east of the country. The 1995 Dayton Accords, brokered by the United States, ended the…
This report outlines the international human rights standards relevant to the regulation of speech on social media platforms—focusing specifically on the impact to the freedom of religion or belief. Governments’ and social media companies’ insufficient…
Dec 3, 2021
USCIRF Releases New Report about Protecting Religious Freedom Online
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following factsheet on safeguarding…
Dec 17, 2021
USCIRF Welcomes Confirmation of a New Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom
USCIRF Looks Forward to Working with Ambassador Hussain
Washington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious…
Jan 21, 2022
Across central and eastern Africa there are many dynamics at play, including political crises and violent insurgencies, both of which pose challenges to freedom of religion or belief. These trends and developments…
Jan 27, 2022
USCIRF Observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Calls for Swift Confirmation of Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism
Washington, DC – On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the U.S.…
Apr 8, 2022
Article 18 of both the United Nations Human Rights Charter and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights protects not only the right to believe in and practice a religion and to change religion, but…