Aug 24, 2016 | Blog, International |
Written by Don Byrd U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom David Saperstein called for an end to blasphemy laws worldwide in a blog post published earlier today. Following on the heels of the annual State Department report on international...
Aug 10, 2016 | Blog, International |
Written by Don Byrd Today, the U.S. State Department released its International Religious Freedom Report for 2015, which documents the status of religious freedom in 199 countries around the world. While a majority of those countries provide conditions that allow for...
Oct 15, 2015 | Blog, International |
Written by Don Byrd The State Department yesterday released the International Religious Freedom Report for 2014. In his remarks at the release of the report, Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom David Saperstein explained the purpose of the report...
Oct 7, 2015 | Blog, International |
Written by Don Byrd Earlier this week, the U.S. Senate voted to reauthorize the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Yesterday, the U.S. House followed suit, approving the measure by a voice vote, and sending it to the President for his...
Aug 26, 2015 | Blog, International |
Written by Don Byrd Human Rights Watch is calling on President Thein Sein of Burma to reject a law approved by Parliament last week that would greatly restrict religious freedom in the country. The Religious Conversion Bill requires a lengthy, intrusive application...
Aug 14, 2015 | Blog, International |
Written by Don Byrd A new constitution in Nepal may contain very disturbing provisions that threaten the freedom of millions of the country’s religious minorities. Today, you can do something about it. Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Executive Coordinator Suzii...
