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North Korea: Human Rights Ground Zero
Jan 16, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 16, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 January 27 USCIRF hearing at UCLA Law School WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International…
North Korea: Human Rights Ground Zero
Jan 26, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 26, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 January 27 USCIRF hearing at UCLA Law School WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International…
North Korea: Human Rights Ground Zero:
University of California at Los Angeles January 27, 2004 Transcript Welcome and Introductory Remarks - Michael K. Young, Commission Chair and Dean, George Washington University Law School Oral Testimony Panel One Roger…
France: Proposed bill may violate freedom of religion
Feb 3, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent federal agency advising the…
USCIRF: Chair Young to testify before HIRC
Feb 9, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 9, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Chair Michael K. Young will…
Iraq: USCIRF letter to Bremer on Transitional Administrative Law
Feb 9, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 9, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)…
Iraq: USCIRF letter to Bremer on Transitional Administrative Law
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 9, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has written to Ambassador Paul Bremer expressing its concern…
USCIRF recommends 11 nations to Secretary Powell As "Countries of Particular Concern"
Feb 10, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 10, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has recommended to Secretary of…
USCIRF recommends 11 nations to Secretary Powell As "Countries of Particular Concern"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 10, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has recommended to Secretary of State Colin Powell that he…
Vietnam: Chair Young to testify before SFR
Feb 11, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 11, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Chair Michael K. Young will…
Saudi Arabia Policy Focus - February 2004
Saudi Arabia Policy Focus
USCIRF: Press Conference on CPCs - FOREIGN MEDIA ONLY
Feb 17, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 17, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 MEDIA ADVISORY - FOREIGN MEDIA ONLY USCIRF Chair Young Press Conference on CPCs WASHINGTON - U.S.…
Sharia, Extremism, and Communal Violence in Nigeria
Feb 17, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 17, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 Implications for U.S. Policy Please join us for an on-the-record conversation about…
North Korea: Expand nuclear talks to include human rights and refugee issues
Feb 25, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 25, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - Press reports coming out of the Six Party Talks currently underway in Beijing suggest…
China: USCIRF calls for U.S. Geneva resolution on China; commends house resolution
Mar 3, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 3, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) calls for the United States…
Iraq: USCIRF commends extensive protection of human rights in interim constitution
Mar 8, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 8, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 Permanent constitution should do no less WASHINGTON - The U.S.…
Iraq: USCIRF commends extensive protection of human rights in interim constitution
Mar 9, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 8, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 Permanent constitution should do no less WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International…
Defining Success in Iraq: Remarks to the Campaign to Preserve U.S. Global Leadership
March 15, 2004 Richard L. Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State Remarks at the Roundtable Meeting of the Leaders of the Campaign to Preserve U.S. Global Leadership Loy Henderson Auditorium Washington, DC Regarding Iraq, Deputy Secretary Armitage…
The Pastor and the Imam: Forging an Alliance to Combat Religious Conflict in Nigeria
Mar 15, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 Please join us for an on-the-record briefing about the ongoing sectarian and communal violence in…
President Bush Reaffirms Resolve to War on Terror, Iraq and Afghanistan
March 19, 2004 President George W. Bush Reaffirms Resolve to War on Terror, Iraq and Afghanistan Remarks by the President on Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom The East Room "...there is a dividing line in our world, not…
North Korea: USCIRF recommends UNCHR establish a Special Rapporteur
Mar 22, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) wrote to…
North Korea: USCIRF recommends UNCHR establish a Special Rapporteur
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) wrote to Ambassador Richard S. Williamson recommending that the…
Pakistan: Religious Extremism and the Situation for Religious Freedom in Pakistan
Apr 5, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 5, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is hosting an on-the-record…
Egypt: USCIRF letter to President Bush on meeting with President Mubarak
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 12, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) wrote to President George Bush last week urging him to impress…
Bangladesh: New York hearing with Congressman Crowley
Apr 20, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) will hold a public, on-the…
Anti-Semitism: USCIRF Vice Chair Gaer on U.S. delegation to Berlin OSCE meeting
Apr 23, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 23, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Vice Chair Felice…
Anti-Semitism: USCIRF Vice Chair Gaer on U.S. delegation to Berlin OSCE meeting
Apr 23, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 23, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Vice Chair Felice D. Gaer…
North Korea: Vice Chair Shea speaks at Freedom Day Rally
Apr 27, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes the designation…
Bangladesh: New York hearing with Congressman Crowley
Apr 28, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) will hold a public, on-…
USCIRF Hearing -- Bangladesh: Protecting the Human Rights of Thought, Conscience, and Religion
City University of New York Law School at Queens CollegeApril 30, 2004 Bangladesh Hearing Transcript Opening Remarks - Felice Gaer, Commission Vice Chair Opening Remarks - Joseph Crowley, Congressman (D-NY/7th) Panel One Latifur Rahman, Chief Justice…
USCIRF to announce its 2004 policy recommendations
May 6, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an independent and…
Turkmenistan: Commission to hold briefings with Helsinki Commission and RFE/RL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) will hold two public, on-the-record briefings on "…
Turkmenistan: Commission to hold briefings with Helsinki Commission and RFE/RL
May 7, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) will hold two public, on-the-…
Saudi Arabia: May 13 capitol hill press conference
May 11, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Chair Michael K. Young will join…
USCIRF to announce its 2004 policy recommendations
May 11, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an independent and…
"Pakistan: a Human Rights Update."
Testimony before the Congressional Human Rights Caucus Members' Briefing Pakistan: a Human Rights Update By Richard D. Land, Commissioner The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom May 13, 2004 SERIOUS RELIGIOUS FREEDOM…
Pakistan: Commissioner Land to testify at Congressional Human Rights Caucus briefing
May 13, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 13, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Commissioner Richard D. Land…
Saudi Arabia: GAO study announced
May 14, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Chair Michael K. Young, together…
Nigeria: Address Sectarian Violence
May 25, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 25, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) strongly condemns the…
Turkmenistan: Should be designated a "Country of Particular Concern"
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 28, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - "The Commission believes that Turkmenistan should be designated a ‘country of particular concern' (CPC)…
Turkmenistan: Should be designated a Country of Particular Concern
May 28, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 28, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - "The Commission believes that Turkmenistan should be designated a ‘country of particular…
USCIRF meets with Secretary of State Powell
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today met with Secretary of State Colin Powell as part of…
USCIRF meets with Secretary of State Powell
Jun 17, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today met…
USCIRF elects Preeta D. Bansal as Chair, Felice D. Gaer and Nina Shea as Vice Chairs
Jun 30, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an independent and…
Russia: Religious Freedom at Crossroads
Jul 1, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 Please join us for a video presentation featuring an interview with Aleksandr Chuev, a Russian…
Egypt: July 16-23 Commission Visit
Jul 14, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 14, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - A delegation from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (…
Secretary Powell trip to Saudi Arabia
Jul 29, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urges Secretary of State…
Commission Calls for Prompt CPC Designations
Aug 5, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 5, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) calls on the…
Saudi Arabia: Senate Resolution on CPC Designation and Exportation
Aug 9, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 9, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes the…
Nigeria Policy Focus - August 2004
Nigeria Policy Focus
Russia: Setbacks for Religious Freedom and Other Human Rights
Aug 17, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 16, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is concerned…
USCIRF to be honored by Teitz Award on Religious Tolerance and Freedom
Aug 18, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 18, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) will receive…
Saudi Arabia: Should be designated a "Country of Particular Concern"
Aug 19, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - "The Commission believes that Saudi Arabia should be designated a ‘…
Iraq: USCIRF decries attacks in letter to Negroponte
Aug 19, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on…
Iraq: USCIRF decries attacks in letter to Negroponte
Aug 19, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF)…
Iraq: USCIRF decries attacks in letter to Negroponte
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 19, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) wrote to U.S. Ambassador to Iraq John D. Negroponte…
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Azerbaijan: Religious freedom conditions worsening
Aug 24, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is deeply concerned about…
OSCE: USCIRF Vice Chair Gaer on U.S. Delegation to Brussels Meeting
Sep 3, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 13, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has been…
Afghanistan: Freedom and Electoral Democracy Stifled by Supreme Court Chief Justice
Sep 14, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 13, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - Afghanistan Supreme Court Chief Justice Fazl Hadi Shinwari's call for…
CPCs: USCIRF Applauds Designation of Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, and Eritrea
Sep 15, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes the…
President Bush appoints two Commissioners
Sep 20, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 20, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush today reappointed the Most Reverend Charles J.…
"Imagining Freedom and Straining to Hear Voices For Tolerance in a Post-9/11 Age"
Sep 20, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 20, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 MEDIA ADVISORY Keynote speaker Dr. Azar Nafisi, author of the #1 New York Times…
Nigeria: End the Violence by Ensuring Religious Freedom
Sep 30, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 30, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF…
Congress: USCIRF Chair to testify on State Department's Religious Freedom Report
Oct 5, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 5, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - Preeta D. Bansal, Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious…
Congress: USCIRF Chair Bansal testifies before the HIRC
Oct 6, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Chair Preeta D. Bansal…
"Annual Report on International Religious Freedom 2004 and the Designation of Countries of Particular Concern."
Testimony by Preeta D. Bansal, ChairHearing on the Annual Report on International Religious Freedom 2004 and the Designation of Countries of Particular Concern Before the House International Relations Committee of the United States House of…
Representative Pelosi appoints new Commissioner
Oct 13, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 13, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has appointed Dr. Elizabeth H. Prodromou of…
North Korea: USCIRF welcomes North Korea Human Rights Act
Oct 19, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes the signing by President George W. Bush…
USCIRF delegation visits Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan
Nov 5, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 5, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - A delegation of Commissioners from the U.S. Commission on International…
Eritrea: USCIRF delegation visits
Nov 5, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 5, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - A staff delegation from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom…
China: USCIRF Forum on Capitol Hill
Nov 10, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 9, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today on Capitol Hill…
USCIRF meets with UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief
Nov 12, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 12, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - Members of the U.S. Commission on International Religious…
Testimony by Preeta D. Bansal, Chair United States Commission on International Religious Freedom Before the Congressional Executive Commission on China on Protecting Human Rights and Religious Freedom For a Stable and Prosperous China
November 18, 2004 USCIRF Chair Preeta D. Bansal testifies before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) on Religious Freedom in China. Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this important and timely hearing and for inviting the…
China: USCIRF Chair Bansal testifies on Capitol Hill
Nov 19, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 18, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - Preeta D. Bansal, Chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (…
USCIRF welcomes State Dept announcement on Geneva China res.; deplores China's response
Nov 24, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 23, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes the news that the…
Iraq: USCIRF letter to President Bush on religious terror
Dec 24, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 24, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 EMBARGOED UNTIL 12:30pm, DECEMBER 24, 2004 WASHINGTON - The…
Iraq: USCIRF letter to President Bush on religious terror
Dec 25, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 24, 2004 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 EMBARGOED UNTIL 12:30pm, DECEMBER 24, 2004 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on…
2005 Correspondence
December 20, 2005 U.S. should act to prevent return of Hindu refugees to Afghanistan from Germany October 12, 2005 Asylum Seekers Fleeing Iraq Must Be Protected…
USCIRF briefing with leading Russian human rights advocate
Jan 28, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 28, 2005 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - Please join us for an on-the-record briefing with one of the leading human…
Russia: Religious Communities, Extremist Movements, and the State
Jan 31, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 31, 2005 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - Please join the U.S. Commission on International Religious…
Vietnam: USCIRF welcomes release of RF advocates, but notes overall lack of human rights
Feb 3, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2005 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has confirmed that Father Thadeus Nguyen…
Recommendations for U.S. Government Actions in Reponse to the Designation of Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, and Eritrea as Countries of Particular Concern (CPCs).
Feb 3, 2005 February 3, 2005Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 SAUDI ARABIA Recommendation 1. The U.S. government should determine those Saudi agencies, instrumentalities,…
Rice required to act on Saudi Arabia, Vietnam and Eritrea by March 15
Feb 7, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2005 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has written to Secretary of State…
USCIRF releases Congressionally-authorized Report on Asylum Seekers in Expedited Removal
Feb 8, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 7, 2005 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) will release the findings…
Report on Asylum Seekers in Expedited Removal
February 8, 2005A Study by refugee and asylum experts appointed by the Commission, as authorized by Section 605 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. The report examines, and makes recommendations on, the protection and detention of asylum…
Vietnam: USCIRF Welcomes Prime Minister's "Instructions on Protestantism"
Feb 16, 2005 Calls for Additional Action to End Rights Violations for all Religious Groups FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 16, 2005 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240  WASHINGTON -- The U.S.…
Russia: Eyes Wide Open
Feb 23, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 23, 2005 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - Four years ago, President George W. Bush famously said that he looked into…
Commissioners meet with President George W. Bush
Feb 23, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 23, 2005 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush today met with Commissioners of the U.S. Commission…
Comparative Study of Constitutions of Muslim Countries, 2005
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Iraq's Draft Permanent Constitution (September 2005)
Analysis & Recommendations (Revised September 28, 2005) A. Overview In 2004, the Commission worked successfully with senior Administration officials, Members of Congress, and others to encourage that explicit guarantees of freedom of thought,…
Iraq: USCIRF briefing with Mithal al-Alusi, founder of the Dem. Party of the Iraqi Nation
Feb 28, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 28, 2005 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - Please join the U.S. Commission on International Religious…
Iraq: USCIRF briefing with Mithal al-Alusi, founder of the Dem. Party of the Iraqi Nation
Mar 1, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 28, 2005 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240 WASHINGTON - Please join the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for an on-the-record…
Commission Releases Religion & Human Rights Survey on Constitutions of 44 Muslim Counties
Mar 8, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 8, 2005 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released on its Web site…
Uzbekistan: Setting the Record Straight on Religious Freedom
Mar 11, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 11, 2005 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - Please join the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for…
India: Commission Deeply Concerned About Visit of Gujarat State Minister
Mar 17, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 17, 2005 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) expresses deep…
Russia: Roundtable with Oleg Mironov and Mufti Shangareev
Apr 12, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 12, 2005 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is pleased to invite you to an…
USCIRF Chair encourages Iraqi civil society leaders to protect religious freedom in Iraqi permanent constitution
Apr 13, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2005 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Chair…
USCIRF Chair encourages Iraqi civil society leaders to protect religious freedom in Iraqi permanent constitution
Apr 14, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 13, 2005 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240 (202) 523-3240, ext. 27 WASHINGTON - U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Chair Preeta D…
USCIRF Commissioners discuss North Korea at UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva
Apr 15, 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2005 Contact: Anne Johnson, Director of Communications, (202) 523-3240  WASHINGTON - U.S. Commission on International Religious freedom (USCIRF) Vice Chair Felice D. Gaer and…