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Nov 17, 2020     The United Nations system has several structures and entities that were created to address human rights concerns globally, many of which are relevant to universal right to freedom of religion or…
Advocacy: Press Release: USCIRF Condemns Chinese Government’s Sanction on Former Commissioner, May 27, 2021…
Dec 30, 2020       Since it's independence in 1984, Brunei has operated with a dual legal system: one secular and one Shari’a, the latter only enforceable for Bruneian Muslims. However, the Syariah Penal Code Order 2013 blurs…
Jan 15, 2021 USCIRF Condemns Crackdown on Baha’i Religious Observance, Land Ownership in Iran Washington, D.C. - The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemns the alarming escalation of…
Feb 5, 2021 This op-ed was originally published by Religion News Service, on February 5, 2021.  By USCIRF Vice Chair Tony Perkins and Commissioner Frederick A. Davie.    Last year, a Shariah court in northern…
Feb 11, 2021 USCIRF Condemns Houthis for Summoning 19 Baha’is to Stand Trial on Spurious Charges Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today condemned Houthi authorities for…
Feb 12, 2021     Russia is currently experiencing ongoing, widespread anti-corruption protests. These protests demonstrate the largest challenge to government control in almost a decade. Meanwhile, the State Duma…
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USCIRF ADVOCATE: Nury Turkel Advocacy: Press Release: USCIRF Vice Chair Nury Turkel Calls on Tajikistan to Release…
Feb 24, 2021 USCIRF Commissioner Nury Turkel Adopts New Religious Prisoner of Conscience from Tajikistan Washington, DC –United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner Nury Turkel today…