Status: not_implemented
Year:
Country: Russia
Recommended To: The Administration
Source: 2020 USCIRF Annual Report
Recommendation:Work with European allies to use advocacy, diplomacy, and targeted sanctions to pressure Russia to end religious…
Status: not_implemented
Year:
Country: Russia
Recommended To: Congress
Source: 2020 USCIRF Annual Report
Recommendation:The U.S. Congress should: Pass legislation condemning the deteriorating religious freedom environment in Russia, and highlight…
Status: partially_implemented
Year:
Country: Russia
Recommended To: Congress
Source: 2020 USCIRF Annual Report
Recommendation:Pass the Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act (H.R. 5408), which calls on the President to take into account Russia’s…
Status: partially_implemented
Year:
Country: Russia
Recommended To: U.S. Department of State
Source: 2021 USCIRF Annual Report
Recommendation:The U.S. government should: designate Russia as a “country of particular concern,” or CPC, for engaging…
Status: partially_implemented
Year:
Country: Russia
Recommended To: U.S. Department of State
Source: 2021 USCIRF Annual Report
Recommendation: Impose targeted sanctions on Russian government agencies and officials responsible for severe…
Status: not_implemented
Year:
Country: Russia
Recommended To: The Administration
Source: 2021 USCIRF Annual Report
Recommendation:Work with European allies to use advocacy, diplomacy, and targeted sanctions to pressure Russia to end religious…
Status: partially_implemented
Year:
Country: Russia
Recommended To: Congress
Source: 2021 USCIRF Annual Report
Recommendation:The U.S. Congress should: Pass the Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act (H.R. 496), which calls on the U.S.…
Status: implemented
Year:
Country: Russia
Recommended To: Congress
Source: 2021 USCIRF Annual Report
Recommendation:Hold briefings and hearings highlighting the Russian government’s failure to bring its religion and extremism laws in line with…
The government of Chechnya—a tiny ethnic enclave in the North Caucasus region of Russia—is a highly authoritarian regime that perpetrates a wide array of human rights abuses, including severe violations of religious freedom. This report focuses on…
Oct 26, 2021
USCIRF Releases New Report on Religious Freedom Violations in Russia’s Republic of Chechnya
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following report on religious freedom…