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Religious Freedom

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Saudi officials had also required that, while in the kingdom and in public, Rabbi Cooper remove his kippah, a mandate that the USCIRF chair quietly but firmly rejected.
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Thanks to Johnston’s settlement, no one else will endure what she did.
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“The sheer scale of destruction against houses of worship and religious sites in conflicts around the world is a shocking affront to the universal right to freedom of religion or belief."
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Jehovah’s Witnesses, the first ever of 700 recognized religious communities in Norway to lose their national registration, are suing the state.
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"We are fighting for the dignity and the flourishing of our brothers and sisters of every faith.”
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“Government mandates or restrictions on wearing religious garb violate international human rights law,” USCIRF writes in its report.
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“We urge Japanese authorities and courts not to proceed with a measure that would forever taint the image of Japan as a country committed to democratic principles.”
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The resulting settlement requires no prohibition on religious free speech, but implements a policy ensuring the beliefs of all students are respected.
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America’s teachers can now express their religious identity in every school in the United States. 
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“America cannot stop all these horrors, but it can shine a light on them and that’s what makes this commission so valuable.”