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USCIRF Releases New Report on African Traditional and Indigenous Religions
Apr 4, 2023 USCIRF Releases New Report on African Traditional and Indigenous Religions Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report on African traditional and indigenous…
USCIRF Condemns Funeral Attack, Rising Violence in Northcentral Nigeria
Apr 19, 2023 USCIRF Condemns Funeral Attack, Rising Violence in Northcentral Nigeria Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned the recent attack on a funeral in Benue State, Nigeria, which…
Abuses Against Fulani Muslim Civilians
Across west and central Africa, escalating violence and abuses against Fulani Muslim civilians are negatively impacting religious freedom for many communities. Governments and state-backed forces in Mali, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Central African Republic…
USCIRF Releases New Report on Abuses against Fulani Muslim Civilians
Apr 27, 2023 USCIRF Releases New Report on Abuses against Fulani Muslim Civilians Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report on abuses against Fulani Muslim civilians…
USCIRF Releases 2023 Annual Report Highlighting Worsening Religious Freedom Conditions Around the World
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,…
2023 Annual Report
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…
USCIRF Commemorates Leah Sharibu’s 20th Birthday and Calls for Her Rescue
May 14, 2023 USCIRF Commemorates Leah Sharibu’s 20th Birthday and Calls for Her Rescue Washington, D.C. – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today noted the twentieth birthday of Christian…
USCIRF Welcomes the Release of State Department’s 2022 International Religious Freedom Report
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…
USCIRF Calls for the Release of Mubarak Bala and Yahaya Sharif Aminu
May 24, 2023 USCIRF Calls for the Release of Mubarak Bala and Yahaya Sharif Aminu Washington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today reiterated its calls for the release of Nigerian…
Ethnonationalism and Religious Freedom in Nigeria
This report highlights ethnonationalist violence in Nigeria and its implications for religious freedom. Ethnonationalist fighters in Nigeria have politicized religion and attacked civilians based on ethnoreligious identity. These fighters commit some of…