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USCIRF Condemns Death Sentence for Yahaya Sharif-Aminu on Blasphemy Charges
Aug 11, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE USCIRF Condemns Death Sentence for Yahaya Sharif-Aminu on Blasphemy Charges Washington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned the death sentence…
USCIRF Commissioner Frederick A. Davie Adopts Mubarak Bala and Yahaya Sharif-Aminu of Nigeria through the Religious Prisoners of Conscience Project
Sep 17, 2020 USCIRF Commissioner Frederick A. Davie Adopts Mubarak Bala and Yahaya Sharif-Aminu of Nigeria through the Religious Prisoners of Conscience Project Washington, DC – United States Commission on International…
Violating Rights: Enforcing the World's Blasphemy Laws
Click here to view the report Violating Rights: Enforcing the World’s Blasphemy Laws USCIRF’s groundbreaking report examines the enforcement of blasphemy laws worldwide. Blasphemy laws criminalize expressions that insults or offends religious doctrines.…
USCIRF Releases Groundbreaking Report on the Enforcement of Blasphemy Laws Globally
Dec 9, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: USCIRF Releases Groundbreaking Report on the Enforcement of Blasphemy Laws Globally WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released a…
Religion News Service: Nigeria’s blasphemy laws are the religious freedom crisis no one is talking about
Feb 5, 2021 This op-ed was originally published by Religion News Service, on February 5, 2021.  By USCIRF Vice Chair Tony Perkins and Commissioner Frederick A. Davie.    Last year, a Shariah court in northern…
USCIRF Releases 2021 Annual Report with Recommendations for U.S. Policy
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…
The Hill: US should call out Nigeria's horrendous religious freedom record
Oct 17, 2021 This op-ed was originally published by The Hill on October 17, 2021. By USCIRF Commissioners Frederick A. Davie and Tony Perkins. In July, officials in northern Nigeria invited prominent local preacher Sheikh Abduljabar Nasiru…
USCIRF Commissioner Davie Calls for the Immediate Release of RPOC Yahaya Sharif-Aminu
Mar 4, 2022 USCIRF Commissioner Davie Calls for the Immediate Release of RPOC Yahaya Sharif-Aminu Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) called for the release of Muslim gospel…
USCIRF Condemns Mubarak Bala Prison Sentence, Calls for U.S. Government Response
Apr 5, 2022 USCIRF Condemns Mubarak Bala Prison Sentence, Calls for U.S. Government Response   Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned the Kano State High…
Blasphemy Laws in Nigeria
The increasing enforcement of blasphemy laws enshrined in Nigeria’s criminal and Shari’a codes poses a significant risk to religious freedom for Nigerians, especially religious minorities and those who espouse unpopular or dissenting beliefs, worldviews…