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Barriers to Protection – USCIRF Issues Report on the Treatment of Asylum Seekers in Expedited Removal
August 3, 2016 USCIRF, along with Human Rights First, held an event specific to USCIRF’s report, Barriers to Protection.  The report highlights challenges with the U.S. government’s treatment of asylum seekers in Expedited Removal the moment…
The Hill -- U.S must stop mistreating asylum seekers fleeing persecution
Aug 25, 2016 FOR YOUR INFORMATION 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…
UNITED STATES: USCIRF Urges Continued Refugee Resettlement
Feb 8, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 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…
The Wall Street Journal: Whoever Wins Iran's Election, Its Religious Minorities Lose
May 12, 2017 The following op-ed appeared in The Wall Street Journal on May 11, 2017 By former USCIRF Commissioner Kristina Arriaga   What will Iran’s May 19 presidential election mean for the Baha’i, the country’s…
Deseret News: Make Saudi Arabia's vision of tolerance a reality
Jul 24, 2017 The following op-ed appeared in Deseret News on July 23, 2017 By former USCIRF Commissioner Clifford D. May   Last year, Saudi Arabia unveiled Saudi Vision 2030, a bold plan to transform the kingdom’s oil-…
The Hill: Central African Republic turns a blind eye to the persecution of Muslim minority
Sep 18, 2017 The following op-ed appeared in The Hill on September 18, 2017 By former USCIRF Commissioners Sandra Jolley and Jackie Wolcott   Addressing religious freedom violations is always hard, but when…
A Right for All: Freedom of Religion or Belief in ASEAN
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…
Washington Examiner: Restoring religious freedom in the 'North Korea of Africa'
Oct 19, 2017 The following op-ed appeared in The Washington Examiner on September 26, 2017   By former USCIRF Commissioner Thomas J. Reese   Torture. Arbitrary arrests and detention without charges. A ban…
The Diplomat: President Trump: Support Religious Freedom in China
Nov 1, 2017 The following op-ed appeared in The Diplomat on November 1, 2017   By former Commissioners Sandra Jolley and Tenzin Dorjee   As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to travel to China in early…
Religion News Service: A Presbyterian Pastor Languishes in a Turkish Prison
Jan 17, 2018 This Op-Ed appeared originally in Religion News Service on January 11, 2018. By former USCIRF Commissioners Sandra Jolley and Kristina Arriaga (RNS) — For most pastors, the beginning of a new…