Organizations Urge USCIRF to Designate India as a Country of Particular ConcernApril 15, 2021 — 04/15/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – In a letter to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), dozens of human rights advocates and organizations encouraged USCIRF to recommend...
India-Focused Human Rights Groups Welcome State Department ReportApril 8, 2021 — 04/08/2021 India (International Christian Concern) – Several human rights groups welcomed a recent State Department report on human rights in India. The report highlighted the ongoing violations that India has...
Nigeria Re-designated a Country of Particular Concern by US State DepartmentDecember 8, 2020 — 12/08/2020 Nigeria (International Christian Concern) – Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, released a statement on Monday, December 8, 2020, that “The United States is designating Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, Nigeria,...
China’s Status as Country of Particular Concern RenewedJune 27, 2019 — 06/27/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – The State Department recently released this year’s International Religious Freedom report for China. In the report, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rebuked the country’s...
U.S. Commission Calls For Vietnam’s Designation as CPCMay 2, 2019 — 05/02/2019 Vietnam (International Christian Concern) – On Monday, a U.S. bipartisan commission called on State Department to place Vietnam on the blacklist of the world’s worst abusers of religious freedoms....
Sudan Diplomat Claims U.S. CPC Designation is WrongJanuary 8, 2018 — ICC Note Sudan’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Gharib Allah Khidir stated in a release that the U.S. decision to keep Sudan on the Countries of Particular Concern list is inconsistent with...
2017 USCIRF Report Denounces Russia’s Religious Freedom ViolationsApril 26, 2017 — ICC Note: As Russia continues to violate and infringe upon religious freedom, the United States Commission on Religious Freedom (USCIRF) released its 2017 Annual Report, recommending that Russia be categorized...
A Documented 634 Cases of Religious Persecution Occurred in China During 2015May 19, 2016 — ICC NOTE: According to China Aid, a documented 634 cases of religious persecution occurred in China during the 2015 year which saw 19,426 people affected. That is a 4.74% increase...
