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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 31, 2000
Contact:
Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom wrote Friday, July 28 to Secretary of State Madeleine…
By Felice D. Gaer, Chair U.S. Commission On International Religious Freedom for the Congressional Human Rights Caucus
August 1, 2002
Expert witnesses take questions from the audience. Left to right: Rabbi Abraham Cooper, HRC Co-Chair Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA…
Laos Chapter - 2015 Annual ReportLaos Chapter - 2015 Annual Report (Lao Translation)
Laos Chapter - 2014 Annual Report
Laos Chapter - 2014 Annual Report (Lao Translation)
Laos Chapter - 2013 Annual Report
Laos Chapter Summary - 2013 Annual…
May 3, 2006
U.S. COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
PRESS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING RELEASE OF 2006 ANNUAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO SECRETARY OF STATE CONDOLEEZZA RICE ON COUNTRIES OF PARTICULAR CONCERN…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2008
Contact: Judith Ingram,
Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 127
[email protected]
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom is concerned about the status of Baha'i and…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Judith Ingram,
Communications Director,
(202) 523-3240, ext. 127
[email protected]
WASHINGTON-The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom welcomes the release of four Baha"is from a Yemeni…
Apr 30, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 30, 2013| By USCIRF
Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an independent federal advisory body created by the International Religious Freedom…
Western Europe Chapter - 2014 Annual ReportWestern Europe Chapter - 2013 Annual Report
USCIRF Chair Katrina Lantos Swett gave the following remarks at a conference, cosponsored by USCIRF and the National Endowment for Democracy on May 7, 2013Introduction
Thank you for that kind introduction.
It truly is a pleasure to join you today at the…
May 21, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 21, 2013 | By USCIRF
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today welcomed the State Department's release of its 2012 International Religious Freedom…
Jun 26, 2013
FOR YOUR INFORMATIONJune 26, 2013 |By Katrina Lantos Swett
Editor"s note: Katrina Lantos Swett is the chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. The views expressed are the writer"s own.
The…
Jul 22, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 22, 2013 | By USCIRF
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- USCIRF urges President Obama to raise concerns about religious freedom violations in Vietnam when he meets at the White House with Vietnamese…
Aug 22, 2013
FOR YOUR INFORMATIONAugust 21, 2013 | By Robert P. George and Katrina Lantos Swett
The following op-ed appeared in The Washington Post on August 21, 2013.
Although religious freedom is a pivotal human right,…
Jan 28, 2014
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
January 27, 2014 | By Robert P. George
The following op-ed appeared in The Hill on January 27, 2014.
I testified before the Congressional Tom Lantos Human…
USCIRF Commissioner Eric P. Schwartz testified before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission at a hearing entitled "The Persecution of Religious and Indigenous Communities in Vietnam."
Click here to view the full written testimony…
Oct 21, 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 21, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomed the October 14 release by the U.S. State Department of its International Religious…
USCIRF Chairman Robert P. George testified on October 27, 2015 before Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee at a hearing titled "The Global Crisis of Religious…
Feb 19, 2016
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February 19, 2016 | Thomas J. Reese and Mary Ann Glendon
The following op-ed appeared in the America Magazine on February 19, 2016
Religion in Vietnam today looks markedly…
Apr 20, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 20, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes Secretary of State John Kerry’s re-designation on April 15, 2016 of Burma,…
Sep 1, 2016
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September 1, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As President Obama soon will visit Laos to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, the U.S. Commission on International…
Nov 10, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 10, 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the 10th anniversary of the State Department’s removal of Vietnam’s designation as a “country of particular concern” (or CPC), the U.S. Commission on…
Jan 23, 2017
The following op-ed appeared in Philadelphia Inquirer on January 23, 2017
By former USCIRF Commissioners Thomas J. Reese and Daniel Mark
As our nation commemorated National Religious Freedom Day on Jan…
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,…
Click here to view Religious Freedom in Vietnam: Assessing the Country of Particular Concern Designation 10 Years After its RemovalClick here to view the Vietnamese translation of Religious Freedom in Vietnam: Assessing the Country of Particular…
Feb 8, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 8, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released Religious Freedom in Vietnam: Assessing the Country of Particular…
May 15, 2017
Commissioner Jackie Wolcott sent the following letter to Pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh and Mrs. Tran Thi Hong on May 15, 2017.Click here to view the Vietnamese translation of the letter.
May 15, 2017…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 25, 2017
YEMEN: Release Baha’i Prisoners of Conscience in Yemen
USCIRF Calls on Houthis to Cease Harassment of Baha’is
WASHINGTON, DC -- The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is…
Jul 28, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 31, 2017
VIETNAM: Religious Prisoner of Conscience Pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh Released
USCIRF Urges the United States to Continue Raising Religious Freedom with Vietnam
WASHINGTON…
The report documents ASEAN’s and the Member States’ approaches to the freedom of religion or belief, underscores the religious freedom-related challenges in the region that transcend country borders, and emphasizes the strategic importance of robust U.S…
Oral StatementAS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY
Commissioner Thomas Reese, S.J.
U.S. Commission on Religious Freedom
Vietnam Caucus/Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Briefing on Religious Freedom in Vietnam
October 24, 2017
AS PREPARED FOR…
Nov 16, 2017
The following originally op-ed appeared in The Hill on November 16, 2017
By former USCIRF Commissioners Daniel Mark and Sandra Jolley
People love lists. And when those lists are in the news,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 30, 2018
YEMEN: USCIRF Condemns Death Sentence for Baha’i
USCIRF Chairman Mark calls sentence “unjust and a dangerous precedent for the treatment of religious minorities” in Yemen
WASHINGTON, DC -- The United States…
Jul 30, 2018
This op-ed originally appeared in The Hill on July 27, 2018.
By former USCIRF Commissioners Tenzin Dorjee and Kristina Arriaga
To the surprise of many, there is a foreign policy issue on which…
Aug 27, 2018
This op-ed originally appeared in The Globe Post on September 18, 2018.
By former Commission Chair Daniel Mark
Hamed bin Haydara, a leader of the Baha’i faith in Yemen, has been imprisoned…
Oct 23, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 23, 2018
Vice Chair Arriaga Expresses Concern About Patriarch Thích Quảng Độ
“I am especially concerned about Thích Quảng Độ’s wellbeing because he will turn 90 on November 27…
Oct 29, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 29, 2018
USCIRF Calls on Yemen to Release Persecuted Baha’is
The accused include eight women and a teenage girl and the penalty for many is death
WASHINGTON, DC — Tenzin…
Jan 3, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC – Andy Khawaja, Commissioner on the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), today announced his adoption of Hamid Kamal Mohammad bin Haydara, a Yemeni member of the Baha’i…
Jun 24
WHEN:
Jun 24th 6:59pm…
Jul 1, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2019
USCIRF Calls on Houthi Court in Yemen to Overturn Death Sentence for Religious Prisoner of Conscience Hamid bin Haydara…
On June 27, 2019, Vice Chair Nadine Maenza testified at a Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing on violations of the right to freedom of religion of Christian communities around the world.Written Testimony
Hearing Webpage
Jul 24
WHEN:
Jul 24th 1:00pm
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Jul 24th 1:00pm…
Additional Name(s):
Bùi Văn Trung
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh
Religion or Belief:
Buddhist – Hoa Hao…
Additional Name(s):
Bùi Văn Thâm
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh
Religion or Belief:
Buddhist – Hoa Hao…
Additional Name(s):
Nguyễn Hoàng Nam
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh
Religion or Belief:
Buddhist – Hoa Hao…
Additional Name(s):
Lê Thị Hồng Hạnh
Gender:
Female
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh
Religion or Belief:
Buddhist – Hoa Hao…
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…
Oct 13, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 13, 2019
WASHINGTON DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is alarmed over reports that a Houthi court in Yemen may deport and confiscate the assets…
Nov 20, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2019
USCIRF Commissioner Anurima Bhargava Adopts Nguyen Bac Truyen Through the Religious Prisoners of Conscience Project
WASHINGTON, DC –…
Click here to view the country update on Vietnam's law on belief and religion.
Dec 24, 2019
USCIRF Welcomes the State Department’s Designations of the World’s Worst Violators of Religious Freedom
Hopes to See Strong Action in Response
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious…
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…
Feb 11
WHEN:
Feb 11th 10:30am…
Feb 24, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 25, 2020
USCIRF Mourns the Passing of Patriarch Thích Quảng Độ
Washington, DC — The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) mourned the passing of…
Read the full report here.This report is an examination of religious freedom conditions in Nicaragua following the outbreak of anti-government protests in April 2018 that continue to occur around the country. Throughout this political crisis, the Catholic…
Mar 11, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 11, 2020
USCIRF Releases New Report on Religious Freedom Conditions in Nicaragua
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today…
Mar 23, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 23, 2020
USCIRF Deplores Houthi Order to Execute Hamid bin Haydara and Dissolve Baha’i Institutions in Yemen
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious…
Additional Name(s):
Nguyễn Bắc Truyển
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh
Religion or Belief:
Buddhist – Hoa Hao…
Mar 28, 2020
This op-ed originally appeared in the Arkansas Gazette on Saturday, March 28, 2020.By Gayle Manchin and James W. Carr
How far can a government limit religious freedom in the name of fighting the coronavirus…
Apr 3, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 3, 2020
USCIRF Calls for the Release of Vietnamese Prisoner of Conscience Nguyen Bac Truyen
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today…
Apr 6, 2020
This op-ed originally appeared in Opinio Juris on Monday, April 6, 2020. By Gayle Manchin and James W. Carr
How far can a government limit religious freedom in the name of fighting the coronavirus (…
Apr 9, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 9, 2020
USCIRF Calls on Houthis in Yemen to Abide by Commitment to Release Hamid bin Haydara
Washington DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urges…
Additional Name(s):
حامد بن حيدرة
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Houthis
Religion or Belief:
Bahá`í
Reports of Torture:…
Apr 24, 2020
This op-ed originally appeared in The Hill on Friday, April 24, 2020. This op-ed was also published in Vietnamese by the Nguoi Viet Daily News on Thursday, April 30, 2020.
By USCIRF Commissioner…
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
2020 Annual Report Release
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Virtual Release
Press Conference Transcript
Virtual Launch Transcript
On April 28, 2020, USCIRF released its 2020 Annual…
Read the full report here.This report provides a country update on religious freedom conditions in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. In 2016, the Lao government updated its regulation of religious freedom with the Decree on Management and Protection…
May 6, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2020
USCIRF Releases New Report on Religious Freedom Conditions in Laos
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the…
Additional Name(s):
Đỗ Thị Hồng
Gender:
Female
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh
Religion or Belief:
Buddhist – Unspecified/Other…
Additional Name(s):
Đoàn Đình Nam
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Xuyen Moc Prison, Xuyen Moc District, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province
Perpetrator:
Vietnam…
Additional Name(s):
Đoàn Văn Cư
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Prison No. 5, Yen Dinh, Thanh Hoa
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Lê Đức Động
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
An Diem Prison, Dai Loc, Quang Nam
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Lê Duy Lộc
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Prison No. 5, Yen Dinh, Thanh Hoa
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Lê Xuân Phúc
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Xuyen Moc Prison, Xuyen Moc, Ba Ria-Vung Tau
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Lê Trọng Cư
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Prison No. 5, Yen Dinh, Thanh Hoa
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Lương Nhật Quang
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Prison No. 6, Thanh Chuong, Nghe An
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Nguyễn Dinh
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Xuan Loc Prison, Xuan Loc, Dong Nai
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Nguyễn Kỳ Lạc
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Xuan Loc Prison, Xuan Loc, Dong Nai
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Nguyễn Thái Bình
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
An Diem Prison, Dai Loc, Quang Nam
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Phan Thanh Tường
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Xuan Loc Prison, Xuan Loc, Dong Nai
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Phan Thanh Ý
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh
Religion or Belief:
Buddhist – Unspecified/Other…
Additional Name(s):
Phan Văn Thu, Trần Công
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Gia Trung Prison, Mang Yang, Gia Lai
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:…
Additional Name(s):
Tạ Khu
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Xuyen Moc Prison, Xuyen Moc, Ba Ria-Vung Tau
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Trần Phi Dũng
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Prison No. 6, Thanh Chuong, Nghe An
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Trần Quân
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
An Diem Prison, Dai Loc, Quang Nam
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Từ Thiện Lương
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
An Phuoc Prison, An Thai Commune, Phu Giao, Binh Duong
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic…
Additional Name(s):
Võ Ngọc Cư
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Xuyen Moc Prison, Xuyen Moc, Ba Ria-Vung Tau
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Võ Thành Lê
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Xuyen Moc Prison, Xuyen Moc, Ba Ria-Vung Tau
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Võ Tiết
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Prison No 6, Thanh Chuong, Nghe An
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Kinh…
Additional Name(s):
Vương Tấn Sơn
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Xuyen Moc Prison, Xuyen Moc, Ba Ria-Vung Tau
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:…
May 29, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 29, 2020
USCIRF Commissioner James Carr Adopts Deacon Zhang Wen Shi of North Korea and Pastor A Dao of Vietnam through the Religious Prisoners of Conscience Project
Washington, DC – United States Commission on…
Jun 2, 2020
USCIRF Applauds Executive Order to Advance International Religious Freedom
Washington, DC –The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today welcomed President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order on…
Jun 9, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USCIRF Releases New Report about Religious Prisoners of Conscience in Vietnam
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today…
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 16, 2020
Gayle Manchin Elected as Chair of Bipartisan U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, Tony Perkins and Anurima Bhargava as Vice Chairs
Washington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today elected…
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Gia Lai
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Jarai
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Protestant…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Jarai
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Protestant
Reports of Torture…
Additional Name(s):
Rmah Bla, Ama Em
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Jarai
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Protestant…
Additional Name(s):
Ama Map
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Gia Trung Prison, Gia Lai
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Jarai…
Additional Name(s):
Ama Yem
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Gia Trung Prison, Gia Lai
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Jarai…
Additional Name(s):
Ama H’Yung
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Gia Trung Prison, Gia Lai
Perpetrator:
Vietnam
Ethnic Group:
Jarai…