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Over 32,800 Petitioners Call on U.S. Government to Add Nigeria Back on Religious Freedom Watchlist

The removal of Nigeria from the U.S. State Department’s “Country of Political Concern” (CPC) list has led to the worsening of religious freedom abuses in the country. Petition calls on U.S. government to reinstate Nigeria—one of the most dangerous countries in the world to be a Christian—to upcoming State Department designation.

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“Too many people are dying”: Human rights lawyers implore world leaders to show concern for Nigerian victims

More Christians were killed in Nigeria in 2021 than in the rest of the world combined.

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Amidst brutal ongoing attacks, Nigerian Christian and Muslim faith leaders sign joint declaration condemning violence

Nigerian religious leaders came together at the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit in Washington, D.C., to sign an important declaration on principles of inter-religious and civil society cooperation and religious freedom.

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Open letter to President Biden: Please don’t ignore „rampant violence” in Nigeria

46 leading global advocates and organisations for religious freedom call for Biden Administration to reinstate Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern”.

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Outcry after Nigeria removed from U.S. “Country of Particular Concern” list

U.S. State Department removes Country of Particular Concern designation for Nigeria despite worsening religious freedom situation

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“Nigeria must remain a Country of Particular Concern”

Today, a large and varied group of human rights experts and advocates for religious freedom have urged U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, to re-designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern.

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