USCIRF Reports That Nigeria Persists in Tolerating Terrorism

ABUJA, Nigeria The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) report states that Nigerian federal and state governments still tolerate attacks by nonstate actors justifying violence based on religion. “Islamist and some Fulani militant groups have expressed a goal of overthrowing secular governance to enforce a singular interpretation of Islam,” states the report, released on Friday (Aug….

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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recognizes Pakistan as one of the worst violators of religious freedom.

The USCIRF has once again urged the State Department to label Pakistan as a “Country of Particular Concern” because of its blasphemy laws violating religious freedom. Despite not accepting all USCIRF recommendations, Pakistan has received a CPC designation from the U.S. State Department every year since 2018. The 2024 USCIRF report states that Pakistan is…

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