Friday, May 01, 2015

Report: Global religious liberty still languishes


Religious liberty conditions failed to improve on the world stage in a year marked by barbarous campaigns of extremist groups in some regions, a United States watchdog panel said Thursday (April 30) in its annual report.

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urged the State Department to add eight more countries to its list of the world's worst violators of religious liberty. That list -- consisting of what is known as "countries of particular concern" (CPCs) -- already has nine members.

In the 16th annual report since its establishment, the bipartisan commission did not have good news for religious liberty advocates. Keep reading

Also see
13 Million Flee Religion-Linked Conflicts Worldwide
USCIRF Report Shows Islamic Countries Are Worst Violators of Religious Freedom; 12 Muslim-Majority Nations Top the List

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