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USCIRF Releases New Information on Religious Freedom Conditions in Brunei

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In December 2020, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released an updated factsheet regarding religious freedom conditions in Brunei, which have over the past year deteriorated. However, USCIRF does, importantly, mention that it did not recommend Brunei to be designated as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC). Brunei’s 1959 Constitution, though affirming …

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International Criminal Court to Open Comprehensive Investigation into Crimes Against Humanity in Nigeria

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On 10 December 2020, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, The Honorable Mrs. Fatou Bensouda, issued a statement in which she explains that she has called for a complete investigation into the situation of crimes against humanity in Nigeria. Mrs. Bensouda, whose nine-year term as prosecutor will soon come to an end on 15 June …

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USCIRF Releases Novel Report on Blasphemy Laws Worldwide

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This December, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) published its new report, Violating Rights: Enforcing the World’s Blasphemy Laws, on the implementation of blasphemy laws in nations around the world. The research and data is focused on the time period from January 2014 to December 2018 and offers insight into how, when, …

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For the First Time, Nigeria is Designated as a Country of Particular Concern

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Every year, the United States Department of State’s Office of International Religious Freedom releases an annual report on the most egregious religious freedom violations in every country around the world. This has been one of the Office’s main yearly projects pursuant to the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, in addition to their designations of …

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Korea Future Initiative Releases New Report on Religious Persecution in North Korea

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In October 2020, Korea Future Initiative released its groundbreaking report Persecuting Faith: Documenting religious freedom violations in North Korea in which they highlight the personal testimonies and stories of survival of some 117 North Korean defectors and exiled individuals. This report, comprehensive in its breadth and salient in its message, displays just how dangerous it …

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Abuses against Pakistani Christian Girls and Women Continue Relentlessly

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12-year-old Pakistani Catholic girl Farah Shaheen was found chained up and restrained in her kidnapper’s home on December 5, almost half a year after the search for her began. In late June this year, Farah’s father reported her missing, as well as likely forcefully converted to Islam and married to her captor, 45-year-old Muslim man …

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Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan Orders Investigation into Forced Religious Conversions

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On December 2, 2020, Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan officially mandated a comprehensive investigation into the increase in forced religious conversions of minority girls – notably Christian, Hindu, and Sikh – as cases have been occurring frequently throughout 2020. Perhaps one of the most recent and well-known cases that has sparked both domestic and …

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Will Detain Cotton Products from Xinjiang

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On December 2, the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection department issued a Withhold Release Order (WRO) on all cotton products made and shipped to the U.S. by the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC). This order came due to advocacy by the international human rights community as well as mounting …

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Brookings Institute Releases Report for New Administration: How to Advance International Religious Freedom

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In 2020, Melissa Rogers and E. J. Dionne Jr. of Brookings Institute released a report in which they highlight the importance of and offer recommendations for advancing religious freedom as a major foreign policy agenda point in the coming 2021 administration. In the domestic sphere, the report highlights the necessity to foster partnerships and cooperation …

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