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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 31, 2000 Contact: Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240 The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom wrote Friday, July 28 to Secretary of State Madeleine…
Longworth House Office Building, Room 1302Photo Gallery: Commission members (left to right): Richard D. Land, Firuz Kazemzadeh, Bishop William Francis Murphy, Felice D. Gaer, Executive Director Steven T. McFarland,…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 14, 2002 Contact: Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - Religious-freedom conditions in Turkmenistan are extremely poor and respect for freedom of religion there is…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 12, 2003 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is deeply concerned over the recent passage of a harshly…
University of California at Los Angeles January 27, 2004 Transcript Welcome and Introductory Remarks - Michael K. Young, Commission Chair and Dean, George Washington University Law School Oral Testimony Panel One Roger…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) will hold two public, on-the-record briefings on "…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 28, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - "The Commission believes that Turkmenistan should be designated a ‘country of particular concern' (CPC)…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 22, 2005 Contact: Julia Leikin (202) 775-3240 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) invite you to a public briefing on…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 8, 2005 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) calls on Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to…
U.S. COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM "THANK YOU FATHER KIM IL SUNG" November 15, 2005 Speakers: MICHAEL CROMARTIE, THE UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM BISHOP RICARDO RAMIREZ, THE UNITED…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 20, 2007 Contact: Judith Ingram, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 127 WASHINGTON-The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom is calling for reform of Turkmenistan's repressive…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 3, 2002 Contact: Lawrence J. Goodrich, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent federal agency advising the Administration…
Transcript Introductory Remarks by Chair Michael Cromartie Introductory Remarks by Commissioner Imam Talal Y. Eid Remarks by Chair Cromartie
...that Turkmenistan is the most closed of the post-Soviet countries?Since 2007, Turkmenistan has been led by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The country’s first president who died in 2006, Saparmurat Niyazov, oversaw one of the world’s most…
...that since 1945 North Korea’s once-diverse and vibrant religious community has largely disappeared?North Korea’s reactions to new sanctions, including its latest nuclear threats and declaration invalidating the 1953 Armistice ending the Korean War,…
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom sent the following letter to Secretary of State Kerry on April 12, 2013. The Honorable John F. Kerry Secretary of State U.S. Department of State Washington, DC 20520 Dear Secretary Kerry: I…
Apr 30, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 30, 2013| By USCIRF Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an independent federal advisory body created by the International Religious Freedom…
USCIRF Chair Katrina Lantos Swett gave the following remarks at a conference, cosponsored by USCIRF and the National Endowment for Democracy on May 7, 2013Introduction Thank you for that kind introduction. It truly is a pleasure to join you today at the…
May 21, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 21, 2013 | By USCIRF WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today welcomed the State Department's release of its 2012 International Religious Freedom…
Jun 26, 2013 FOR YOUR INFORMATIONJune 26, 2013 |By Katrina Lantos Swett Editor"s note: Katrina Lantos Swett is the chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. The views expressed are the writer"s own. The…
Jul 22, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 22, 2013 | By USCIRF WASHINGTON, D.C. -- USCIRF urges President Obama to raise concerns about religious freedom violations in Vietnam when he meets at the White House with Vietnamese…
Aug 22, 2013 FOR YOUR INFORMATIONAugust 21, 2013 | By Robert P. George and Katrina Lantos Swett The following op-ed appeared in The Washington Post on August 21, 2013. Although religious freedom is a pivotal human right,…
Jan 28, 2014 FOR YOUR INFORMATION January 27, 2014 | By  Robert P. George    The following op-ed appeared in  The Hill  on January 27, 2014. I testified before the Congressional Tom Lantos Human…
USCIRF Commissioner Eric P. Schwartz testified before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission at a hearing entitled "The Persecution of Religious and Indigenous Communities in Vietnam." Click here to view the full written testimony…
Oct 27, 2014 FOR YOUR INFORMATIONOctober 27, 2014 | By Katrina Lantos Swett and Mary Ann Glendon The following op-ed appeared in The Seattle Times on October 24, 2014 NORTH Korea’s release of Jeffrey Fowle, imprisoned for leaving…
Dec 22, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 22, 2014 | USCIRF WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today welcomed the UN General Assembly’s passage on December 18 of a resolution that…
Oct 21, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 21, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomed the October 14 release by the U.S. State Department of its International Religious…
USCIRF Chairman Robert P. George testified on October 27, 2015 before Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee at a hearing titled "The Global Crisis of Religious…
Dec 9, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 9, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) commends the United States and eight other countries for requesting a meeting of the UN Security…
Feb 19, 2016 FOR YOUR INFORMATION February 19, 2016 | Thomas J. Reese and Mary Ann Glendon The following op-ed appeared in the America Magazine on February 19, 2016   Religion in Vietnam today looks markedly…
Apr 20, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2016   WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes Secretary of State John Kerry’s re-designation on April 15, 2016 of Burma,…
Aug 30, 2016 FOR YOUR INFORMATION August 30, 2016 | Daniel I. Mark and Sandra Jolley The following op/ed appeared in Religion News Service on August 30, 2016   (RNS) Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was a 6-year-old boy when he…
Nov 10, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENovember 10, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the 10th anniversary of the State Department’s removal of Vietnam’s designation as a “country of particular concern” (or CPC), the U.S. Commission on…
Click here to view Religious Freedom in Vietnam: Assessing the Country of Particular Concern Designation 10 Years After its RemovalClick here to view the Vietnamese translation of Religious Freedom in Vietnam: Assessing the Country of Particular…
Feb 8, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 8, 2017   WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released Religious Freedom in Vietnam: Assessing the Country of Particular…
May 15, 2017 Commissioner Jackie Wolcott sent the following letter to Pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh and Mrs. Tran Thi Hong on May 15, 2017.Click here to view the Vietnamese translation of the letter. May 15, 2017…
Jul 28, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 31, 2017   VIETNAM: Religious Prisoner of Conscience Pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh Released USCIRF Urges the United States to Continue Raising Religious Freedom with Vietnam WASHINGTON…
The report documents ASEAN’s and the Member States’ approaches to the freedom of religion or belief, underscores the religious freedom-related chal­lenges in the region that transcend country borders, and emphasizes the strategic importance of robust U.S…
Oral StatementAS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY  Commissioner Thomas Reese, S.J.  U.S. Commission on Religious Freedom Vietnam Caucus/Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Briefing on Religious Freedom in Vietnam October 24, 2017  AS PREPARED FOR…
Nov 16, 2017 The following originally op-ed appeared in The Hill on November 16, 2017   By former USCIRF Commissioners Daniel Mark and Sandra Jolley   People love lists. And when those lists are in the news,…
Oct 23, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 23, 2018   Vice Chair Arriaga Expresses Concern About Patriarch Thích Quảng Độ “I am especially concerned about Thích Quảng Độ’s wellbeing because he will turn 90 on November 27…
Click here to view the Policy Update: Religious Freedom and Related Human Rights in North Korea
Nov 30, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 30, 2018   USCIRF Statement on Release of New Policy Update on Religious Freedom in North Korea WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (…
Dec 12, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 12, 2018   State Department Names the World’s Worst Violators of Religious Freedom USCIRF Praises CPC Designation of Pakistan WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on…
Feb 27, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 27, 2019     USCIRF Urges President Trump to Address Religious Freedom Abuses in North Korea WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom…
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Turkmenistan Ethnic Group: Turkmen Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness…
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Turkmenistan Ethnic Group: Turkmen Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness…
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Turkmenistan Ethnic Group: Turkmen Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness…
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Turkmenistan Ethnic Group: Turkmen Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness…
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Turkmenistan Ethnic Group: Turkmen Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness…
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Turkmenistan Ethnic Group: Turkmen Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness…
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Turkmenistan Ethnic Group: Turkmen Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness…
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Turkmenistan Ethnic Group: Turkmen Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness…
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Turkmenistan Ethnic Group: Turkmen Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness…
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Turkmenistan Ethnic Group: Turkmen Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness…
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Turkmenistan Ethnic Group: Turkmen Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness…
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Turkmenistan Ethnic Group: Turkmen Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness…
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Turkmenistan Ethnic Group: Turkmen Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness…
On June 27, 2019, Vice Chair Nadine Maenza testified at a Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing on violations of the right to freedom of religion of Christian communities around the world.Written Testimony Hearing Webpage
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Additional Name(s): Bùi Văn Trung Gender: Male Perpetrator: Vietnam Ethnic Group: Kinh Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Hoa Hao…
Additional Name(s): Bùi Văn Thâm Gender: Male Perpetrator: Vietnam Ethnic Group: Kinh Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Hoa Hao…
Additional Name(s): Nguyễn Hoàng Nam Gender: Male Perpetrator: Vietnam Ethnic Group: Kinh Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Hoa Hao…
Additional Name(s): Lê Thị Hồng Hạnh Gender: Female Perpetrator: Vietnam Ethnic Group: Kinh Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Hoa Hao…
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Turkmenistan Ethnic Group: Turkmen Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness…
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Turkmenistan Ethnic Group: Turkmen Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness…
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Turkmenistan Ethnic Group: Turkmen Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness…
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Turkmenistan Ethnic Group: Turkmen Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness…
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Turkmenistan Ethnic Group: Turkmen Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness…
Nov 20, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 20, 2019       USCIRF Commissioner Anurima Bhargava Adopts Nguyen Bac Truyen Through the Religious Prisoners of Conscience Project      WASHINGTON, DC –…
Click here to view the country update on Vietnam's law on belief and religion.
Dec 16, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 12, 2019       USCIRF Disappointed UN Security Council Did Not Discuss Religious Freedom in North Korea   WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Commission on…
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Turkmenistan Ethnic Group: Turkmen Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness…
Feb 24, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 25, 2020 USCIRF Mourns the Passing of Patriarch Thích Quảng Độ Washington, DC — The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) mourned the passing of…
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Turkmenistan Ethnic Group: Turkmen Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness…
Additional Name(s): Nguyễn Bắc Truyển Gender: Male Perpetrator: Vietnam Ethnic Group: Kinh Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Hoa Hao…
Apr 3, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 3, 2020 USCIRF Calls for the Release of Vietnamese Prisoner of Conscience Nguyen Bac Truyen Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today…
Gender: Male Perpetrator: Turkmenistan Ethnic Group: Turkmen Religion or Belief: Christian – Jehovah's Witness…
Apr 24, 2020 This op-ed originally appeared in The Hill on Friday, April 24, 2020. This op-ed was also published in Vietnamese by the Nguoi Viet Daily News on Thursday, April 30, 2020.  By USCIRF Commissioner…
Additional Name(s): Đỗ Thị Hồng Gender: Female Perpetrator: Vietnam Ethnic Group: Kinh Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Unspecified/Other…
Additional Name(s): Đoàn Đình Nam Gender: Male Current Location: Xuyen Moc Prison, Xuyen Moc District, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province Perpetrator: Vietnam…
Additional Name(s): Đoàn Văn Cư Gender: Male Current Location: Prison No. 5, Yen Dinh, Thanh Hoa Perpetrator: Vietnam Ethnic Group: Kinh…
Additional Name(s): Lê Đức Động Gender: Male Current Location: An Diem Prison, Dai Loc, Quang Nam Perpetrator: Vietnam Ethnic Group: Kinh…
Additional Name(s): Lê Duy Lộc Gender: Male Current Location: Prison No. 5, Yen Dinh, Thanh Hoa Perpetrator: Vietnam Ethnic Group: Kinh…
Additional Name(s): Lê Xuân Phúc Gender: Male Current Location: Xuyen Moc Prison, Xuyen Moc, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Perpetrator: Vietnam Ethnic Group: Kinh…
Additional Name(s): Lê Trọng Cư Gender: Male Current Location: Prison No. 5, Yen Dinh, Thanh Hoa Perpetrator: Vietnam Ethnic Group: Kinh…
Additional Name(s): Lương Nhật Quang Gender: Male Current Location: Prison No. 6, Thanh Chuong, Nghe An Perpetrator: Vietnam Ethnic Group: Kinh…
Additional Name(s): Nguyễn Dinh Gender: Male Current Location: Xuan Loc Prison, Xuan Loc, Dong Nai Perpetrator: Vietnam Ethnic Group: Kinh…
Additional Name(s): Nguyễn Kỳ Lạc Gender: Male Current Location: Xuan Loc Prison, Xuan Loc, Dong Nai Perpetrator: Vietnam Ethnic Group: Kinh…
Additional Name(s): Nguyễn Thái Bình Gender: Male Current Location: An Diem Prison, Dai Loc, Quang Nam Perpetrator: Vietnam Ethnic Group: Kinh…
Additional Name(s): Phan Thanh Tường Gender: Male Current Location: Xuan Loc Prison, Xuan Loc, Dong Nai Perpetrator: Vietnam Ethnic Group: Kinh…
Additional Name(s): Phan Thanh Ý Gender: Male Perpetrator: Vietnam Ethnic Group: Kinh Religion or Belief: Buddhist – Unspecified/Other…
Additional Name(s): Phan Văn Thu, Trần Công Gender: Male Current Location: Gia Trung Prison, Mang Yang, Gia Lai Perpetrator: Vietnam Ethnic Group:…
Additional Name(s): Tạ Khu Gender: Male Current Location: Xuyen Moc Prison, Xuyen Moc, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Perpetrator: Vietnam Ethnic Group: Kinh…
Additional Name(s): Trần Phi Dũng Gender: Male Current Location: Prison No. 6, Thanh Chuong, Nghe An Perpetrator: Vietnam Ethnic Group: Kinh…
Additional Name(s): Trần Quân Gender: Male Current Location: An Diem Prison, Dai Loc, Quang Nam Perpetrator: Vietnam Ethnic Group: Kinh…
Additional Name(s): Từ Thiện Lương Gender: Male Current Location: An Phuoc Prison, An Thai Commune, Phu Giao, Binh Duong Perpetrator: Vietnam Ethnic…