{"id":45763,"date":"2024-04-05T15:20:06","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T14:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=45763"},"modified":"2024-04-12T10:32:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T09:32:51","slug":"there-has-never-been-a-more-critical-time-to-protect-religious-freedom-u-s-senators-urged-to-condemn-religious-freedom-violations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/support-irf-resolution","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThere has never been a more critical time to protect religious freedom\u201d:  U.S. Senators urged to condemn religious freedom violations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"45763\" class=\"elementor elementor-45763\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0e2d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0e2d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-f41f81b\" data-id=\"f41f81b\" 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-c806f4a elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"c806f4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>ADF International, 112 other religious freedom advocates and groups, urge members of the United States Senate to adopt resolution recognizing importance of religious freedom, condemning violators. <\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>ADF International supporting legal defence of the persecuted across the globe, including in Nigeria, Nicaragua, and Pakistan. <\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-f87cb78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f87cb78\" 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<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f(5 April 2024) ADF International, along with 112 religious freedom advocates and organizations affiliated with the International Religious Freedom Roundtable, have sent a letter to U.S. Senate leaders, including Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senator Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-ID), stressing the importance of adopting proposed Senate Resolution 569, recognizing the importance of international <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/our-focus\/religious-freedom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">religious freedom<\/a>. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Letter-in-Support-of-Senate-Resolution-569-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> states: \u201c<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We have seen firsthand the increasing threats to religious freedom around the world described in the resolution. From ongoing genocides and mass atrocities perpetrated against religious minority groups, to individuals imprisoned and exiled for their faith and beliefs, from unjust restrictions on religious gatherings and practices, to the destruction of religious sites, these threats against both people of faith and no faith are not only grave violations of fundamental human rights, but also lead to instability, insecurity, and a lack of economic development.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d The letter expresses the advocates\u2019 support for the resolution and urges the U.S. Senate to pass it \u201cquickly\u201d. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The bipartisan\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lankford.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/religious_freedom_resolution_bill_text.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">resolution<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, introduced <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/senate-irf-resolution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">last month<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, recognizes \u201creligious freedom as a fundamental right, expressing support for international religious freedom as a cornerstone of United States foreign policy, and expressing concern over increased threats to and attacks on religious freedom around the world.\u201d\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The resolution, led by Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), James Lankford (R-OK), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Thom Tillis (R-NC), calls for the U.S. to \u201cleverage all diplomatic and sanctions tools available to the United States Government to hold religious freedom violators accountable for their actions\u201d.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/our-team\/sean-nelson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sean Nelson<\/a>, Legal Counsel for Global Religious Freedom for ADF International, stated, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThere has never been a more critical time to protect religious freedom. Across the globe, we are seeing the rights of people of faith regularly and grievously violated. We are grateful to the members of the U.S. Congress <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">who <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">have proposed this vital legislation, and we are hopeful that U.S. influence on this important matter will encourage much needed change throughout the world. No person should be punished or persecuted for their faith, and we pray for the day when all can worship and live out their faith freely.\u201d<\/span><\/i> <span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Religious freedom violations across the globe\u202f<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The proposed Senate resolution highlights that religious minorities and people of faith face \u201charassment, intimidation, violence, and imprisonment from state and non-state actors around the world\u201d. It specifically points to religious freedom violations in Nigeria,\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/voices\/stop-the-endless-persecution-of-christians-in-india.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">India<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/survivors-from-forced-marriages-speak-out-ahead-of-intl-day-of-the-girl-child\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pakistan<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/alvarez-released\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nicaragua<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, among other countries.\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The resolution also calls attention to blasphemy laws\u202fin Nigeria, where recent reports show that over\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/catholicherald.co.uk\/eight-thousand-nigerian-christians-murdered-in-worst-single-year-for-islamist-attacks-says-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">7,000 Christians<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fwere killed for their faith last year, with at least\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/256385\/christian-villages-in-nigeria-reeling-after-christmas-attacks-leave-nearly-200-dead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">200 Christians<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fmurdered by militants in Plateau State, Nigeria, this past Christmas. The resolution states: \u201cthe government\u2019s enforcement of blasphemy laws embedded in Nigeria\u2019s criminal and Shari\u2019a codes results in the arbitrary detainment and imprisonment of those who express their religious identity.\u201d\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ADF International is supporting the legal defence of Nigerian musician\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/cases\/yahaya-sharif-aminu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><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. Yahaya is appealing his case to the Supreme Court of Nigeria seeking to overturn the death penalty blasphemy laws in Nigeria. ADF International also is supporting the defence of Rhoda Jatau, a Christian and mother of five from Nigeria, who is recently\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/rhoda-jatau-bail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">out on bail<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202ffollowing time in prison for allegedly sharing a video on WhatsApp condemning the lynching of Nigerian Christian Deborah Emmanuel Yakubu. \u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/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-3037d1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3037d1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/KL30Kgh9ZC4?si=G96D5lovTIsI0p4X&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-container brlbs-cmpnt-content-blocker brlbs-cmpnt-with-individual-styles\" data-borlabs-cookie-content-blocker-id=\"youtube-content-blocker\" data-borlabs-cookie-content=\"PHNjcmlwdD4KKGZ1bmN0aW9uKCkgewogICAgbGV0IGQgPSBudWxsOwoKICAgIC8vIGlmIHdlIGFyZSBpbiBhIGxvb3AsIHdlIG5lZWQgdG8gc2VsZWN0IHRoZSBjb3JyZWN0IHZpZGVvIGVsZW1lbnQsIHNpbmNlIFdpZGdldCBJRCBvY2N1cnMgbXVsdGlwbGUgdGltZXMgb24gcGFnZQogICAgY29uc3QgZWxlbXNJbkxvb3AgPSBkb2N1bWVudC5xdWVyeVNlbGVjdG9yQWxsKCc6aXMoZGl2W2RhdGEtZWxlbWVudG9yLXR5cGU9Imxvb3AtaXRlbSJdLGRpdltkYXRhLWVsZW1lbnRvci10eXBlPSJqZXQtbGlzdGluZy1pdGVtcyJdLGRpdltkYXRhLXdpZGdldF90eXBlXj0icHJlbWl1bS1hZGRvbi10YWJzLiJdKSBkaXYuZWxlbWVudG9yLWVsZW1lbnQtMzAzN2QxZCcpOwogICAgaWYgKGVsZW1zSW5Mb29wLmxlbmd0aCA9PT0gMSkgewogICAgICAgIGQgPSBlbGVtc0luTG9vcFswXTsKICAgIH0gZWxzZSBpZiAoZWxlbXNJbkxvb3AubGVuZ3RoID4gMSkgewogICAgICAgIGlmICh0eXBlb2YgZG9jdW1lbnQuY3VycmVudFNjcmlwdCA9PT0gJ3VuZGVmaW5lZCcgfHwgZG9jdW1lbnQuY3VycmVudFNjcmlwdCA9PSBudWxsKSB7CiAgICAgICAgICAgIHJldHVybjsKICAgICAgICB9CiAgICAgICAgY29uc3QgdG1wVmlkZW9XaWRnZXQgPSBkb2N1bWVudC5jdXJyZW50U2NyaXB0LmNsb3Nlc3QoJ1tkYXRhLXdpZGdldF90eXBlPSJicmxic192aWRlby5kZWZhdWx0Il0nKTsKICAgICAgICBpZiAodG1wVmlkZW9XaWRnZXQpIHsKICAgICAgICAgICAgZCA9IHRtcFZpZGVvV2lkZ2V0OwogICAgICAgIH0KICAgIH0KCiAgICBpZiAoZCA9PSBudWxsKSB7CiAgICAgICAgZCA9IGRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3IoJ2Rpdi5lbGVtZW50b3ItZWxlbWVudC0zMDM3ZDFkJyk7CiAgICB9CgogICAgaWYgKGQgPT0gbnVsbCkgewogICAgICAgIHJldHVybjsKICAgIH0KICAgIGQuZGF0YXNldC53aWRnZXRfdHlwZSA9IGQuZGF0YXNldC53aWRnZXRfdHlwZS5yZXBsYWNlKCdicmxic18nLCAnJyk7CiAgICBkLmRhdGFzZXQuYnJsYnNVbmJsb2NrZWQgPSAndHJ1ZSc7CgogICAgY29uc3QgaW50ZXJ2YWwgPSBzZXRJbnRlcnZhbCgoKSA9PiB7CiAgICAgICAgaWYgKHR5cGVvZiBlbGVtZW50b3JGcm9udGVuZCAhPT0gJ3VuZGVmaW5lZCcgJiYgdHlwZW9mIGVsZW1lbnRvckZyb250ZW5kLmhvb2tzICE9PSAndW5kZWZpbmVkJykgewogICAgICAgICAgICBjbGVhckludGVydmFsKGludGVydmFsKTsKICAgICAgICAgICAgZWxlbWVudG9yRnJvbnRlbmQuaG9va3MuZG9BY3Rpb24oJ2Zyb250ZW5kL2VsZW1lbnRfcmVhZHkvdmlkZW8uZGVmYXVsdCcsIGpRdWVyeShkKSwgalF1ZXJ5KQogICAgICAgIH0KICAgIH0sIDMwKQp9KSgpOwo8L3NjcmlwdD4=\"><div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-preset-c brlbs-cmpnt-cb-youtube\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-thumbnail\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/borlabs-cookie\/1\/yt_KL30Kgh9ZC4_hqdefault.jpg')\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-main\"> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-play-button\"><\/div> <div class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-content\"> <p class=\"brlbs-cmpnt-cb-description\">Sie sehen gerade einen Platzhalterinhalt von <strong>YouTube<\/strong>. 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ADF International is supporting the legal defence of\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/cases\/bishop-rolando-alvarez\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Bishop Rolando \u00c1lvarez<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, who was sentenced to 26 years in prison for preaching on human rights violations perpetrated by the Nicaraguan government. Bishop \u00c1lvarez, exiled from Nicaragua for his religious convictions, was safely exiled to the Vatican. His case continues before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, in hopes of achieving justice for the bishop and setting a positive precedent for others facing similar trials in Nicaragua.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pakistan also is spotlighted in the resolution, which notes that religious minorities in the country \u201cface killings, lynchings, mob violence, forced conversions, and sexual violence for their religious identities\u201d. 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