Mar 8, 2023
USCIRF Observes International Women’s Day
Brings Attention to Religious Freedom Violations Abroad Against Women
Washington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today commemorates International Women’s Day, and…
Mar 9, 2023
This op-ed was originally published by The Hill on March 8, 2023.
By USCIRF Commissioners Mohamed Magid and Frank R. Wolf
At the start of the new year, armed gunmen in northern Nigeria invaded the home of …
This factsheet places African traditional and indigenous religions within the broader international religious freedom discourse, from which they have historically been underrepresented. In several contexts, practitioners of African traditional and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…