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Assessing the U.S. Government's Detention of Asylum Seekers
Click here to read USCIRF's report, Assessing the U.S. Government's Detention of Asylum Seekers: Further Attention Needed to Fully Implement Reforms.
Asylum Detention Needs Improvements
Apr 19, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 19, 2013 | By USCIRF WASHINGTON, D.C. - As Congress considers legislation to reform the U.S. immigration system, a new U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) report,…
Did You Know...Detention of Asylum Seekers
...that the United States government continues to detain many asylum seekers in jails or jail-like facilities?Between July and December 2012, USCIRF staff toured 10 detention facilities nationwide and met with asylum seekers and officials from the…
USCIRF Concerned about Russian Blasphemy Bill and the Status of Freedoms of Religion and Expression
Jun 28, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 28, 2012 | By USCIRF WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Russian State Duma on June 26 passed a controversial bill on "causing offense to the sentiments of religious believers." The bill now awaits only…
Star-Ledger--Asylum seekers deserve better from America: Opinion
Jun 28, 2013 FOR YOUR INFORMATION6/28/2013 | By Eric P. Schwartz and M. Zuhdi Jasser The following appeared in Star-Ledger on June 28, 2013. As our nation debates immigration reform, it is time to consider reform of our…
USCIRF Condemns Saudi Blasphemy Sentence
Jul 31, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 31, 2013 | By USCIRF The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is deeply concerned by reports that Raif Badawi, a Saudi website editor, was convicted and…
...On the UN and blasphemy laws
As world leaders gather in New York this week for the new General Assembly session,they should be challenged to repealblasphemy laws, which violate international standards and UN resolutions. View USCIRF's op-ed here.
The Christian Science Monitor -- As UN meets, apply pressure against blasphemy laws
Sep 25, 2013 FOR YOUR INFORMATION September 20, 2013 | By Robert P. George The following op-ed appeared in the Christian Science Monitor on September 20, 2013. As the UN General Assembly begins its new session,…
The Washington Times -- Sharia in Sudan v. women and religious freedom
Nov 27, 2013 FOR YOUR INFORMATIONNovember 26, 2013 | By Robert P. George The following op-ed appeared in the Washington Times on November 25, 2013. WASHINGTON,November 24, 2013 - Earlier this fall, a Sudanese business owner and…
Policy Brief: Prisoners of Belief - Individuals Jailed Under Blasphemy Laws
Click here to view the March 2014 Policy Brief, Prisoners of Belief - Individuals Jailed Under Blasphemy Laws