Apr 1, 2022
The Rohingya community in Burma have been targeted by the Burmese military (known as the Tatmadaw) with mass killings and rape since 2017, forcing hundreds of thousands to flee the country. Since the military coup…
Aug 3, 2022
USCIRF Commemorates the Eighth Anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide
Washington, D.C. – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today joined communities around the world in…
Aug 25, 2022
August 25 marks the fifth anniversary of the start of the Burmese military’s genocidal campaign against the Rohingya people. The violence resulted in thousands of Rohingya dead, hundreds of thousands internally…
Aug 25, 2022
USCIRF Calls for Justice on Fifth Anniversary of Genocidal Campaign Against the Rohingya
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today marked the fifth anniversary…
Sep 2, 2022
USCIRF Welcomes Xinjiang Report Released by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes the…
Nov 4, 2022
Since 2014, when ISIS launched its genocidal campaign against the Yazidis—a minority ethno-religious group within the Kurdish-majority areas of Iraq, Syria, Iran and Turkey, as well as in Armenia–hundreds of…
Jan 27, 2023
USCIRF Observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day by remembering the six million Jews…
Aug 3, 2023
USCIRF Commemorates the Ninth Anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide
Washington, D.C. – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) this week joined communities around the world in commemorating the ninth…
Aug 25, 2023
USCIRF Calls for Action Against Burmese Military’s Genocidal Campaign and Expanded Assistance for Rohingya Survivors
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) marks the sixth anniversary of the…
Nov 17, 2023
USCIRF Condemns U.S. Business Leaders’ Applause for President Xi Jinping
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) strongly condemns U.S. corporations for continuing to conduct business in China…