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Abdul Majeed
Gender: Male Current Location: Central Prison Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Perpetrator: Pakistan Religion or Belief: Muslim – Ahmadiyya…
USCIRF Denounces Nigerian Religious Police Arrests of LGBTI Persons
Jul 15, 2021 USCIRF Denounces Nigerian Religious Police Arrests of LGBTI Persons   Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today denounced the arrest of five men suspected of engaging in lesbian, gay…
Newsweek: Holy Seasons Bring Uncertainty in West and Central Africa
Jul 22, 2021 This op-ed was originally published in Newsweek, on July 22, 2021. Written by USCIRF Commissioners Anurima Bhargava and Tony Perkins.   This spring, in the central African nation of Democratic Republic of the…
The Impact of Majoritarianism on Religious Minorities in South Asia
Aug 19, 2021 We have seen a significant deterioration in religious freedom conditions in South Asia in recent years. Blasphemy cases, forced conversions, attacks on houses of worship, hate speech, and violence targeting…
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…
Why the State Department Should Re-designate Nigeria as a CPC
Sep 24, 2021 Since 2009, USCIRF has recommended that the U.S. State Department designate Nigeria a country of particular concern, or CPC, for engaging in or tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations. In December…
USCIRF Alarmed by Violence against Christians & Shi’a Muslims in Nigeria
Oct 4, 2021 USCIRF Alarmed by Violence against Christians & Shi’a Muslims in Nigeria   Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned recent instances of…
Religious Freedom in Nigeria’s Kano State
This report catalogues recent religious freedom violations committed by Kano state authorities, which represent some of the most egregious in Nigeria. In recent years—including in 2021—Kano authorities have arrested, charged, and convicted several…
USCIRF Releases New Report on Religious Freedom in Nigeria’s Kano State
Oct 5, 2021 USCIRF Releases New Report on Religious Freedom in Nigeria’s Kano State   Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report…
Abduljabar Nasiru Kabara
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Nigeria Religion or Belief: Muslim – Sufi Reports of Torture: No Reports of Medical Neglect…