FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USCIRF Releases New Policy Update Highlighting One Year of Progress Advancing Religious Freedom in Sudan
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today released the following new…
This factsheet explores the role that religion plays in escalating violence committed by and against Fulani communities in west and central Africa. Predominantly Muslim and historically associated with cattle herding and livestock rearing, Fulani…
Oct 1, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
USCIRF Releases New Report about Religious Tensions and Fulani Communities in West and Central Africa
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)…
Oct 30, 2020
Sudan has been in the news most recently with the announcement by the United States government of its intent to remove Sudan from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism. In this week's USCIRF Spotlight, we explore…
Click here to view the report Violating Rights: Enforcing the World’s Blasphemy Laws
USCIRF’s groundbreaking report examines the enforcement of blasphemy laws worldwide. Blasphemy laws criminalize expressions that insults or offends religious doctrines.…
Nonbelievers in Africa Factsheet – This factsheet assesses conditions for nonbelievers in Africa, which includes those who identify as atheist, agnostic, freethinker, humanist, secularist, and individuals who do not identify with any religion. Evidence…
Status: not_implemented
Year:
Country: Sudan
Recommended To: U.S. Department of State
Source: 2019 USCIRF Annual Report
Recommendation:Sanctions Sudanese government officials responsible for religious freedom violation
Status: implemented
Year:
Country: Sudan
Recommended To: U.S. Department of State
Source: 2019 USCIRF Annual Report
Recommendation:Appoint a Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan and ensure that religious freedom is a priority for that office…