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Jun 24
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Jun 24th 6:59pm…
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
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Jul 24th 1:00pm
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Jul 24th 1:00pm…
Feb 11
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Feb 11th 10:30am…
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…
Jul 20, 2020
This op-ed was originally published by The Washington Examiner, on July 20, 2020.
By USCIRF Chair Gayle Manchin and USCIRF Vice Chair Tony Perkins
In Iraq, the 50th Brigade of the Popular Mobilization Forces has…
Title
2026 Annual Report - Kyrgyzstan Chapter
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USCIRF 2026 Annual Report Kyrgyzstan.pdf
Language
English
Year…
Title
2026 Annual Report - Nicaragua Chapter
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USCIRF 2026 Annual Report Nicaragua.pdf
Language
English
Year
2026…
Aug 05
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Aug 5th 10:30am…
Apr 21, 2021
USCIRF Releases 2021 Annual Report with Recommendations for U.S. Policy
No Longer Recommends Three Countries for Special Watch List
Washington, D.C. – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom…
Feb 4, 2022
The government of Nicaragua, under the leadership of President Daniel Ortega, has a history of persecuting Catholic clergy, worshipers, and organizations as well as Protestant institutions especially since religious leaders provided sanctuary…
Apr 25, 2022
USCIRF Releases 2022 Annual Report with Recommendations for U.S. Policy
Recommends Afghanistan as Country of Particular Concern
Washington, D.C. – The United States Commission on International Religious…
View the 2022 Annual Report
Highlights from USCIRF’s 2022 Annual Report
Numbers-at-a-Glance
15 countries recommended for “country of particular concern” (CPC) designation
1 new country recommended for CPC designation
12…
Aug 11, 2022
USCIRF Releases Report on Religious Freedom in Nicaragua
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report:
Nicaragua Country Update…
This report details deteriorating religious freedom conditions in Nicaragua during the first half of 2022. In March, the government expelled the papal nuncio, the Vatican’s chief diplomat in the country, for unexplained reasons. Most recently, a judge…
Additional Name(s):
Rolando José Álvarez, Rolando Jose Alvarez Lagos
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic
Reports of Torture:
No
Reports of…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic
Reports of Torture:
No
Reports of…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic
Reports of Torture:
No
Reports of…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic
Reports of Torture:
No
Reports of…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic
Reports of Torture:
No
Reports of…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic
Reports of Torture:
No
Reports of…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic
Reports of Torture:
No
Reports of…
Sep 9, 2022
Since 2020, USCIRF has recommended that Nicaragua be included on the State Department’s Special Watch List for severe violations of religious freedom. In 2022, the Nicaraguan government has greatly intensified its…
Additional Name(s):
Enrique Martínez Gamboa, Benito Enrique Martínez
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic…
Additional Name(s):
Óscar Danilo Benavidez Dávila
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic…
Feb 14, 2023
USCIRF Condemns Nicaragua’s 26-year Prison Sentence for Bishop Rolando Álvarez
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemns the Nicaraguan government’s sentencing of Catholic Bishop Rolando…
May 1, 2023
USCIRF Releases 2023 Annual Report Highlighting Worsening Religious Freedom Conditions Around the World
Includes new recommendations of Cuba and Nicaragua as Countries of Particular Concern and Sri Lanka for the Special Watch List
Washington,…
View the 2023 Annual Report
Highlights from USCIRF’s 2023 Annual Report
Numbers-at-a-Glance
17 countries recommended for “country of particular concern” (CPC) designation
2 new countries recommended for CPC designation
11…
May 15, 2023
USCIRF Welcomes the Release of State Department’s 2022 International Religious Freedom Report
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) commends the State Department…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic
Reports of Torture:
No
Reports of…
This comprehensive report features three crosscutting research areas that illuminate the religious freedom challenges facing indigenous communities in Latin America. First, the report provides detailed information about recent religious freedom…
Jun 7, 2023
USCIRF Releases Report on Religious Freedom Violations Against Indigenous Communities in Latin America
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report:
Religious…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic
Reports of Torture:
No
Reports of…
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Managua
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic
Reports of Torture…
Additional Name(s):
Víctor Ticay
Gender:
Male
Current Location:
Sistema Penitenciario Nacional Jorge Navarro, Tipitapa
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua…
May 3, 2023
This op-ed was originally published by Religion News Service on May 3, 2023.
By USCIRF Chair Nury Turkel & Vice Chair Abraham Cooper
Denying religious freedom and women’s rights go hand-in-hand.
Over the…
Additional Name(s):
Fernando Israel Zamora Silva
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic…
Additional Name(s):
Adela Elizabeth Espinoza Tercero
Gender:
Female
Current Location:
La Esperanza prison, Tipitapa, Nicaragua
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua…
Gender:
Female
Current Location:
La Esperanza prison, Tipitapa, Nicaragua
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic
Reports of Torture:
No
Reports of…
Additional Name(s):
Julio Ricardo Norori Jiménez
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic…
Additional Name(s):
José Iván Centeno Tercero
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic…
Additional Name(s):
Cristóbal Reynaldo Gadea Velásquez
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic…
Additional Name(s):
Álvaro José Toledo Amador
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic
Reports of Torture:
No
Reports of…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic
Date of Detainment:
October/7/2023…
In October 1998, the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) elevated freedom of religion or belief as a U.S. foreign policy priority. This landmark law mandates that U.S. policy include condemning violations of religious freedom abroad and assisting…
Oct 25, 2023
USCIRF Condemns Nicaragua’s Expulsion of Arbitrarily Detained Priests
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemns the Nicaraguan government’s expulsion of ten arbitrarily detained…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic
Date of Detainment:
December/20/2023…
Additional Name(s):
Óscar José Escoto Salgado, Óscar Escoto Salgado
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Unspecified
Sentence:
6 Years' Imprisonment…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Unspecified
Sentence:
6 Years' Imprisonment…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Unspecified
Sentence:
6 Years' Imprisonment…
Gender:
Female
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Unspecified
Sentence:
6 Years' Imprisonment…
Gender:
Unspecified
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Unspecified
Sentence:
6 Years' Imprisonment…
Gender:
Unspecified
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Unspecified
Sentence:
6 Years Imprisonment…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic
Date of Detainment:
December/26/2023…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic
Date of Detainment:
December/29/2023…
Additional Name(s):
Father Héctor Treminio Vega
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic…
Additional Name(s):
Monseñor Carlos Avilés
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic
Date of Detainment:
December/28/2023…
Additional Name(s):
Monsignor Marcos Díaz Prado
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic…
Additional Name(s):
Mykell Monterrey, Michael Monterrey
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic
Date of Detainment:
December/29/2023…
Additional Name(s):
Gerardo José Rodríguez
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic…
Additional Name(s):
Monseñor Miguel Mántica, Miguel Mántica Cuadras
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic
Date of Detainment:
December/29/2023…
Additional Name(s):
Monsignor Ismael Serrano
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic…
Additional Name(s):
Gustavo Sandino Ochoa
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic
Date of Detainment:
December/20/2023…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic
Date of Detainment:
December/20/2023…
Jan 4, 2024
USCIRF Condemns Nicaragua’s Arbitrary Detention of Priests
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) strongly condemns the Nicaraguan government’s arbitrary arrest and detention of…
Jan 4, 2024
USCIRF Calls for Congressional Hearing after State Department Fails to Designate Nigeria and India as Countries of Particular Concern
Azerbaijan Added to State Department’s Special Watch List
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic
Date of Detainment:
December/29/2023…
Additional Name(s):
Francisco Odorico Castilblanco Castro
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic
Date of Detainment:
June/2/2023…
Additional Name(s):
Salvador Paguagua
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic…
Additional Name(s):
María Asunción Salgado Duarte
Gender:
Female
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic…
Additional Name(s):
Jimmy Antonio Bonilla Gutiérrez
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic…
Additional Name(s):
Emmanuel Gutiérrez Larios
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic…
Additional Name(s):
Evelyn Susana Guillén Zepeda
Gender:
Female
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Catholic
Date of Detainment:
August/5/2023…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Protestant
Sentence:
12 Years' Imprisonment…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Protestant
Sentence:
12 Years' Imprisonment…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Protestant
Sentence:
12 Years' Imprisonment…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Protestant
Sentence:
12 Years' Imprisonment…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Protestant
Sentence:
12 Years' Imprisonment…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Protestant
Sentence:
12 Years' Imprisonment…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Protestant
Sentence:
12 Years' Imprisonment…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Protestant
Sentence:
12 Years' Imprisonment…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Protestant
Sentence:
12 Years' Imprisonment…
Gender:
Male
Perpetrator:
Nicaragua
Religion or Belief:
Christian – Protestant
Sentence:
15 Years' Imprisonment…