NEWS
Religious Freedom
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
“History has shown that, where freedom of religion or belief is under threat, other human rights are often also at risk.”
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
“The fundamental right of every person to have a faith, live your faith, change your faith, or have no faith at all must be recognized throughout the world.”
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
“We continue to believe that the U.S. government can do more to address the most egregious abuses.”
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
“As governments put more restrictions on the free practice of religion and belief, conflict and violent persecution are the result.”
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."
