Displaying results 331 - 340 of 346

Blasphemy and FoRB in Nigeria: A Conversation with Mubarak Bala
Aug 18, 2025  The Nigerian federal government enforces blasphemy laws that include a penalty of up to two years’ imprisonment for acts “persons consider as a public insult on their religion.” Twelve Nigerian state governments also enforce their own…
Preventing Mass Atrocities Targeting Religious Communities
Religious freedom violations and the targeting of religious identities can play a significant role in elevating the risk of mass killings and atrocities. In fact, more than half of the top 30 countries most at risk of mass killings are identified in…
Promoting Religious Freedom is a Vital Atrocity Prevention Tool
Sep 9, 2025 Promoting Religious Freedom is a Vital Atrocity Prevention ToolWashington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released the following report on the link between atrocity prevention and international religious…
The IRF Ambassador: A Key Component of U.S. Leadership on Religious Freedom
Oct 3, 2025  The U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, often referred to as the IRF Ambassador, plays a vital role in the U.S. government’s promotion of international religious freedom. Pursuant to the International Religious…
Freedom of Religion or Belief in the Sahelian Countries of Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Chad
This report describes serious violations to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) conditions in three Sahelian countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Chad. These countries suffer some of the world’s highest death rates from nonstate actor violence, which…
Naming of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern is an Important Step to Advance Religious Freedom
Nov 3, 2025   Naming of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern is an Important Step to Advance Religious FreedomWashington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes President Trump’s making Nigeria…
National Review: Nigerian Girls Are Being Kidnapped
Nov 7, 2025 The op-ed was originally published by National Review on November 7, 2025.By USCIRF Vice Chair Asif Mahmood and Commissioner Maureen FergusonIslamic terrorists have inflicted a decade of religiously motivated sexual violence on Christian women…
More Than the CPC Designation is Needed as Violations on Religious Freedom in Nigeria Escalate
Nov 21, 2025   More Than the CPC Designation Is Needed as Violations on Religious Freedom in Nigeria Escalate Washington, DC – Nearly three weeks since President Trump designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), there has…
Vietnam Country Update
While Vietnam has made notable strides embracing recognized religious groups, these efforts are done at the expense of adherents of independent religious communities who continue to face repression of their faith. This publication examines Vietnam’s…
Vietnam Represses Independent Religious Communities
Dec 9, 2025   Vietnam Represses Independent Religious CommunitiesWashington D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released the following report on Vietnam: Vietnam Country Update – While Vietnam has made…