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USCIRF Hearing: Ending Genocide - Accountability for Perpetrators
Jul 28 WHEN: Jul 28th 10:30am - Jul 28th 12:00pm…
USCIRF Commemorates the Seventh Anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide
Aug 2, 2021 USCIRF Commemorates the Seventh Anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today commemorated the Yazidi Genocide and joined…
USCIRF Calls on the State Department to Prioritize Refugee Resettlement of Afghan Religious Minorities
Aug 23, 2021 USCIRF Calls on the State Department to Prioritize Refugee Resettlement of Afghan Religious Minorities Encourages Expansion of U.S. Refugee Admissions Program Priority 2 Designation   Washington, DC – The U.S…
USCIRF Calls for Justice on Fourth Anniversary of Genocidal Campaign Against Rohingya Muslims
Aug 25, 2021 USCIRF Calls for Justice on Fourth Anniversary of Genocidal Campaign Against Rohingya Muslims Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today marked the fourth…
Fourth Anniversary of the Rohingya Genocide
Aug 25, 2021 On August 25, 2017, the Burmese military, known as the Tatmadaw, launched a genocidal campaign in Rakhine State against the largely Muslim Rohingya community. The United Nations Independent Investigative Mechanism…
Renewed Concerns Over Religious Tensions in Bosnia
Dec 3, 2021 From 1992-1995, Bosnia endured a brutal ethno-religious war, as Bosnian Serbs ethnically cleansed their Muslim neighbors in the east of the country. The 1995 Dayton Accords, brokered by the United States, ended the…
USCIRF Conversation on the Global Compact on Refugees
Feb 02 WHEN: Feb 2nd 11:00am - Feb 2nd 12:00pm…
Christians in Extreme Danger in Afghanistan
Jan 28, 2022 The situation for the Christian community in Afghanistan has grown ever more perilous since the Taliban took control of the country in August 2021. There have been accounts of the Taliban going door to door seeking…
USCIRF Calls for Accountability of Tatmadaw at One Year Anniversary of Coup in Burma
Feb 1, 2022 USCIRF Calls for Accountability of Tatmadaw at One Year Anniversary of Coup in Burma Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today marked the first anniversary of the…
The Grim Backdrop to the Beijing Olympics
Feb 11, 2022 Several Western governments joined the U.S. in diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics amid the outcry over China’s human rights and religious freedom abuses. Nevertheless, the lack of international solidarity…