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Central Asia Hearing Summary
On September 9, 2025, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) held a hearing: Laws Regulating Religion in Central Asia. USCIRF Chair Vicky Hartzler and Vice Chair Asif Mahmood led the hearing. Members of civil society…
Torture and Ill Treatment are Tools of Violating Religious Freedom
Oct 20, 2025 Torture and Ill Treatment are Tools of Violating Religious FreedomWashington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released the following report on religious freedom and torture:…
Religious Freedom and the Prohibition of Torture and Ill Treatment
Governments around the world continue to breach international law by engaging in torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment (“ill treatment”) of individuals. In promoting international religious freedom, the U.S. government is required to…
Kyrgyzstan Country Update
In June 2025, a USCIRF delegation traveled to Kyrgyzstan to meet with civil society and government officials to discuss religious freedom conditions, including the passage of the 2025 religion law and amendments to related legislation. These legislative…
New Religion Law in Kyrgyzstan Marks the Deterioration of Religious Freedom
Oct 24, 2025 New Religion Law in Kyrgyzstan Marks the Deterioration of Religious FreedomWashington, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released the following report on Kyrgyzstan:Kyrgyzstan…
USCIRF Marks 27th Anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act
Oct 27, 2025  USCIRF Marks 27th Anniversary of the International Religious Freedom ActWashington, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today marks the 27th anniversary of the International Religious Freedom Act (…
Freedom of Religion or Belief in the Sahelian Countries of Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Chad
This report describes serious violations to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) conditions in three Sahelian countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Chad. These countries suffer some of the world’s highest death rates from nonstate actor violence, which…
Nonstate Actors’ Violence is Driving Religious Freedom Violations in Africa’s Sahel Region
Oct 30, 2025   Nonstate Actors’ Violence is Driving Religious Freedom Violations in Africa’s Sahel RegionWashington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released the following report: Freedom of…
The Washington Times: Trump can stop Sudan violence with two phone calls
Dec 3, 2025 This op-ed was originally published by The Washington Times on December 3, 2025.By U.S. Representative French Hill and USCIRF Commissioner Mohamed ElsanousiSudan’s devastating war slipped almost entirely off the global agenda in recent months—…
Findings from USCIRF’s Delegation to Central Asia
Dec 30, 2025  In June 2025, USCIRF commissioners traveled to Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan to assess religious freedom conditions. During the delegation, USCIRF confirmed that both governments continue to arbitrarily apply a broad and vague legislative…