Religious Freedom Around the World: Rhetoric vs. Reality

US Commission on Religious Freedom: Torture being used against religious groups worldwide

A new report from the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) warns that governments across the world are using torture to suppress religious belief,… The post US Commission on Religious Freedom: Torture being used against religious groups worldwide appeared first on CatholicVote org.

Religious Freedom Around the World: Rhetoric vs. Reality

For many countries, rhetoric surrounding religious freedom does not match reality. For example, look no further than Nigeria. There, the country ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights in 1993, agreeing that everyone has the right to both the expression and exercise of religion. Those same rights are guaranteed in the Nigerian Constitution. Yet, despite that, one-third of Nigeria’s states have Islamic Sharia courts that…

Torture and Ill Treatment are Tools of Violating Religious Freedom

Open the article to view the coverage from United States Commission on International Religious Freedom…