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Aug 25, 2016
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August 25, 2016 | Kristina Arriaga and Rev. Thomas J. Reese, S.J.
The following op/ed appeared in The Hill on August 25, 2016.
Many men, women, and children each year…
Oct 14, 2016
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October 14, 2016 | Kristina Arriaga and Sandra Jolley
The following op-ed appeard in Newsweek Pakistan on October 14, 2016
“I raise my voice… not so I can shout, but so that…
Dec 9, 2016
The following op-ed appeared in Religion New Service on December 9, 2016
By former USCIRF Commissioners Kristina Arriaga and John Ruskay
Pwint Phyu Latt is a Muslim peace activist in Burma who sought to…
Feb 8, 2017
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February 8, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urges the U.S. government to continue its efforts to resettle refugees fleeing…
Click here to view the report: Women and Religious Freedom: Synergies and OpportunitiesWhile a common misperception persists that women’s rights to equality and freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) are clashing rights, the two are actually…
The report documents ASEAN’s and the Member States’ approaches to the freedom of religion or belief, underscores the religious freedom-related challenges in the region that transcend country borders, and emphasizes the strategic importance of robust U.S…
Feb 23, 2018
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USCIRF Concerned by Denial of Lautenberg Refugees from Iran
“These refugees face the imminent danger of return to Iran, where the already dire situation for religious…
On Friday, March 16, USCIRF held a briefing on Capitol Hill on the synergies and opportunities for defending and promoting women's right to equality and international religious freedom.A common misperception persists that women’s rights to equality and to…
Click here to view the May 2018 Policy Focus, Women and Religious Freedom
Aug 27, 2018
This op-ed originally appeared in The Globe Post on September 18, 2018.
By former Commission Chair Daniel Mark
Hamed bin Haydara, a leader of the Baha’i faith in Yemen, has been imprisoned…