Status: partially_implemented
Year:
Country: Saudi Arabia
Recommended To: State Department
Source: 2020 Saudi Guardianship Report
Recommendation:Urge the Saudi government to develop a set of policies to end the guardianship system by removing…
Status: implemented
Year:
Country: Saudi Arabia
Recommended To: State Department
Source: 2020 Saudi Guardianship Report
Recommendation:Emphasize in public statements and private meetings with Saudi government officials the importance of religious…
Jun 25, 2021
Ethiopia has been going through a democratic transition amidst a civil war that broke out in Tigray at the end of 2020. In November of last year, a massacre took place in Tigray that was slow to be reported in…
Status: implemented
Year:
Country: Saudi Arabia
Recommended To: State Department
Source: 2020 Saudi Guardianship Report
Recommendation:Emphasize in public statements and private meetings with Saudi government officials the importance of religious…
Status: implemented
Year:
Country: Saudi Arabia
Recommended To: State Department
Source: 2020 Saudi Guardianship Report
Recommendation:Call publicly for the release of activists imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for peacefully protesting religious…
Jul 30, 2021
USCIRF Welcomes White House Nominations for International Religious Freedom Roles
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes President Joseph R. Biden’s…
Aug 3, 2021
USCIRF Welcomes President Biden’s Appointments of Khizr Khan and Sharon Kleinbaum
Washington, DC – President Joseph R. Biden announced the appointments of Khizr Khan and Sharon Kleinbaum to the U.S. Commission on…
Destruction of Cemeteries – This factsheet outlines international human rights law that defines the obligations of governments to protect the cultural heritage of religious communities’ cemeteries. Additionally, it describes specific examples…