NEWS
Religious Freedom
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
“Sikhs, Muslims and employees of any faith should not be forced to choose between the practice of their faith and their jobs.”
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
“The Iranian government relentlessly violates women’s religious freedom and targets any individual who supports freedom of religion or belief in the country.”
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
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.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
“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."
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Jehovah’s Witnesses, the first ever of 700 recognized religious communities in Norway to lose their national registration, are suing the state.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
"We are fighting for the dignity and the flourishing of our brothers and sisters of every faith.”
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
“Government mandates or restrictions on wearing religious garb violate international human rights law,” USCIRF writes in its report.
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
“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.”
