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CIRF Urges Laos, N. Korea, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan as Countries of Particular Concern
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…
"The Resurgence of Anti-Semitism in Western Europe."
By Felice D. Gaer, Chair U.S. Commission On International Religious Freedom for the Congressional Human Rights Caucus August 1, 2002 Expert witnesses take questions from the audience. Left to right: Rabbi Abraham Cooper, HRC Co-Chair Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA…
Laos Chapters and Summaries
Laos Chapter - 2015 Annual ReportLaos Chapter - 2015 Annual Report (Lao Translation) Laos Chapter - 2014 Annual Report Laos Chapter - 2014 Annual Report (Lao Translation) Laos Chapter - 2013 Annual Report Laos Chapter Summary - 2013 Annual…
USCIRF Annual Report Press Conference
May 3, 2006 U.S. COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM PRESS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING RELEASE OF 2006 ANNUAL REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO SECRETARY OF STATE CONDOLEEZZA RICE ON COUNTRIES OF PARTICULAR CONCERN…
Religious Persecution in Sudan
Hearings on Religious Persecution in Sudan February 15, 2000 (Note: These are unedited and uncorrected transcripts) Commission members (left to right) Firuz Kazemzadeh, Nina Shea, Executive Director Steven McFarland, Chair David Saperstein, Vice…
Yemen: Government Should Release Baha'i and Christian Prisoners; Ensure Baha'is are not Deported to Iran
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2008 Contact: Judith Ingram, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 127 [email protected] The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom is concerned about the status of Baha'i and…
Yemen: USCIRF Welcomes Release of Baha'i Prisoners But Urges Deportation Order Against Them Be Rescinded
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Judith Ingram, Communications Director, (202) 523-3240, ext. 127 [email protected] WASHINGTON-The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom welcomes the release of four Baha"is from a Yemeni…
Did You Know...Sudan
...that Sudan repeatedly has used its apostasy law over the past two years against Christians and Muslims?Apostasy is the formal abandonment, or renunciation, of a religious faith. Under Article 126 of Sudan’s 1991 Criminal Act, apostasy from Islam is…
USCIRF's 2013 Annual Report on the State of International Religious Freedom Identifies World's Worst Violators
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…
Western Europe - Chapters
Western Europe Chapter - 2014 Annual ReportWestern Europe Chapter - 2013 Annual Report