{"id":23277,"date":"2024-01-05T15:39:09","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T14:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=23277"},"modified":"2024-02-27T14:52:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T13:52:03","slug":"biden-administration-turns-blind-eye-to-religious-freedom-violations-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/us-cpc-list","title":{"rendered":"Biden Administration turns blind eye to religious freedom violations in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23277\" class=\"elementor elementor-23277\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9dff3c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9dff3c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b910e6\" data-id=\"5b910e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1ae88d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1ae88d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52ac001\" data-id=\"52ac001\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19c2c7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19c2c7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>U.S. State Department yesterday released list of worst religious freedom offenders, leaving Nigeria off the list for the third year in a row.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>ADF International supporting legal defence of Nigerians Yahaya Sharif-Aminu and Rhoda Jatau, both persecuted under Nigeria\u2019s egregious blasphemy laws targeting religious minorities.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f95ca9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f95ca9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2bdd56\" data-id=\"e2bdd56\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ec7d8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69ec7d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">WASHINGTON DC\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(5 January 2024) \u2013 The U.S. State Department yesterday <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/religious-freedom-designations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">released<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> its annual <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/our-focus\/religious-freedom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">religious freedom<\/a> watchlist, failing to reinstate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) on its list of worst religious freedom offenders. Human rights advocates, including ADF International, have called for the country to be reinstated to the CPC list, which allows for greater diplomatic pressure and potential sanctions to encourage essential protections for religious freedom.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The failure of the State Department to designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern\u00a0comes just after approximately <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/256385\/christian-villages-in-nigeria-reeling-after-christmas-attacks-leave-nearly-200-dead\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">200 Christians<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> were murdered for their faith in Plateau State, Nigeria, over Christmas.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe are disappointed and deeply concerned that the Biden Administration again has failed to designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern for its egregious violations of religious freedom,\u201d said Sean Nelson, Legal Counsel, Global Religious Freedom\u202ffor ADF International.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe United States should increase pressure on Nigeria for the blatant violations of religious freedom occurring in the country. More Christians are being killed in Nigeria for their faith than in all other countries combined. The U.S. government should do everything within its power to support ending the persecution and bringing about the peaceful coexistence of faith communities in Nigeria. Since it is clear that the State Department will not take significant action over the terrible religious freedom conditions in Nigeria, it is vital that Congress makes its voice heard,\u201d added Nelson.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Last month, ADF International joined other religious freedom experts and organizations in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/118\/crec\/2023\/12\/12\/169\/204\/CREC-2023-12-12-pt1-PgE1207-6.pdf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">letter<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> calling on Congress to take greater actions to protect religious freedom in Nigeria, which was entered into the Congressional Record by Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Blasphemy Law in Nigeria\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ADF International is supporting the defence of Rhoda Jatau, a Christian and mother of five from Nigeria. Jatau, who was <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/rhoda-jatau-bail\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">recently granted bail<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, had been imprisoned since May 2022 for allegedly sharing a video on WhatsApp condemning the lynching of Deborah Emmanuel Yakubu, a Nigerian university student who was murdered and set on fire by a mob of her classmates in May 2022 for sharing her Christian faith. She is currently awaiting her trial.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The cases of Rhoda Jatau and Deborah Emmanuel Yakubu are but two examples of the widespread violence against religious minorities, and especially Christians, in Northern Nigeria.\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Together with other religious minorities in Nigeria, the persecution of Christians in Nigeria is especially severe. Worldwide, over\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritage.org\/africa\/commentary\/slaughter-nigerian-christians-warrants-international-attention\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">5,500 Christians<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fwere killed for their faith last year. Of those, 90% were Nigerian.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The criminalisation of blasphemy in Nigeria carries with it dangerous implications for the country as a whole. In a country of more than 200 million, split nearly evenly between Christians and Muslims, blasphemy laws are a significant driver of societal tensions. These laws punish the innocent for expressing their beliefs, silence people from sharing their faith, and perpetuate societal violence. Blasphemy laws throughout Nigeria encourage brutal mob violence and inflict severe harm on minority Muslims, Christian converts, and others.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ADF International also is supporting the legal defence of Nigerian musician\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/nigeria-blasphemy-laws\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Yahaya Sharif-Aminu<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a Sufi Muslim who was sentenced to death by hanging for sharing song lyrics that were deemed \u201cblasphemous\u201d on WhatsApp. With the support of ADF International, Yahaya is appealing his case to the Supreme Court of Nigeria in the hopes of overturning the death penalty blasphemy laws in Nigeria. Yahaya, imprisoned for over three and a half years, is awaiting his appeal. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIt is urgent that the U.S. government and other advocates of religious freedom make use of every tool at their disposal to advocate for justice for victims of religiously-motivated violence, the release of religious prisoners of conscience, the repeal of blasphemy laws and greater respect for religious freedom in Nigeria,\u201d added Nelson.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Repeated efforts for justice\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/too-many-people-are-dying\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">ADF International<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, together with other human rights organizations and experts, has long urged the State Department to put Nigeria back on the CPC list.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has called the removal of Nigeria\u2019s CPC designation by the State Department \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/news-room\/releases-statements\/uscirf-appalled-administrations-removal-nigeria-list-violators\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">appalling<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d and \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/news-room\/releases-statements\/uscirf-condemns-mubarak-bala-prison-sentence-calls-us-government\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">inexplicable<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d. Furthermore, the USCIRF recommended the State Department place Nigeria on the CPC list in its most recent Annual Report.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The State Department <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/religious-freedom-designations\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">listed<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Burma, the People\u2019s Republic of China, Cuba, the DPRK, Eritrea, Iran, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan as Countries of Particular Concern for having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations of religious freedom. In addition, the State Department designated Algeria, Azerbaijan, the Central African Republic, Comoros, and Vietnam as Special Watch List countries for engaging in or tolerating severe violations of religious freedom.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27f4215 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"27f4215\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba8bd3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba8bd3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Images for free use in print or online in relation to this story only<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-340fa7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"340fa7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;1:1&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;grid&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:4,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ADF-Sean_Nelson_400x400-1.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"340fa7e\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjAyNDIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9hZGZpbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsLm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMTFcL0FERi1TZWFuX05lbHNvbl80MDB4NDAwLTEud2VicCIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjM0MGZhN2UifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ADF-Sean_Nelson_400x400-1.webp\" data-width=\"400\" data-height=\"400\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. State Department yesterday released list of worst religious freedom offenders, leaving Nigeria off the list for the third year in a row.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":41634,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[27,572,235,71,382],"class_list":["post-23277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-religious-freedom","tag-religious-persecution","tag-sean-nelson","tag-us","tag-uscirf"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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