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Religious Freedom Takeaways on the Ground in Nigeria
Jul 14, 2022 Last month, USCIRF traveled to Abuja, Nigeria and met with Nigerian and U.S. government officials, religious communities, civil society representatives, and human rights defenders to assess religious freedom…
Violence in Nigeria Policy Update
This policy update identifies the ways in which widespread violence by nonstate actors in Nigeria threaten freedom of religion or belief. Examples detailed in the report include militant Islamist group violence, some forms of identity-based violence,…
USCIRF Releases New Report on Violence Impacting Religious Freedom in Nigeria
Sep 6, 2022 USCIRF Releases New Report on Violence Impacting Religious Freedom in Nigeria Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report:…
Religious Freedom, Violence, and U.S. Policy in Nigeria
Sep 28 WHEN: Sep 28th 10:30am - Sep 28th 12:00pm…
USCIRF Condemns Recent Attacks on Worshippers in Nigeria
Sep 28, 2022 USCIRF Condemns Recent Attacks on Worshippers in Nigeria Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned a recent attack by armed bandits against worshippers at a mosque in Zamfara…
Rhoda Jatau
Additional Name(s): Rhoda Ya’u Jatau Gender: Female Perpetrator: Nigeria Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other…
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…
USCIRF Releases New Report on Blasphemy Laws in Nigeria
Oct 26, 2022 USCIRF Releases New Report on Blasphemy Laws in Nigeria   Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new report: Blasphemy Laws in Nigeria – The increasing…
USCIRF Outraged by Omission of Nigeria and India from State Department’s List of Countries of Particular Concern
Dec 2, 2022 USCIRF Outraged by Omission of Nigeria and India from State Department’s List of Countries of Particular Concern Washington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) finds it inexplicable that the U.S. Department of…
Breaking Down the State Department’s IRF Designations
Dec 16, 2022 Pursuant to the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, the U.S. Department of State designates Countries of Particular Concern, places countries on its Special Watch List, and designates Entities of Particular Concern. As part of this…