{"id":79986,"date":"2025-11-18T20:51:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=79986"},"modified":"2025-11-18T22:17:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T21:17:26","slug":"us-government-brings-plight-of-persecuted-christians-in-nigeria-to-the-united-nations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/us-government-brings-plight-of-persecuted-christians-in-nigeria-to-the-united-nations","title":{"rendered":"US Government Brings Plight of Persecuted\u00a0Christians in\u00a0Nigeria\u00a0to\u00a0the United Nations\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"79986\" class=\"elementor elementor-79986\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-232f497e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"232f497e\" 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class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW133396312 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">,\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun CommentHighlightPipeRest SCXW133396312 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">including Ambassador\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133396312 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">Mike\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW133396312 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">Waltz, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW133396312 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">singer<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133396312 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">\u00a0Nicki Minaj,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133396312 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">\u00a0and religious freedom advocates<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133396312 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\"> elevate urgent concerns over rising anti-Christian violence in Nigeria.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW133396312 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133396312 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">ADF International<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133396312 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">\u00a0representative\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133396312 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">joined\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133396312 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">panel<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133396312 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">\u00a0of religious freedom experts, calling for\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133396312 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">continued<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133396312 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133396312 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">U.S.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133396312 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">and global\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133396312 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">action to protect Christians<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133396312 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">\u00a0in Nigeria<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133396312 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Title\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW133396312 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\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-1017c1e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1017c1e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">NEW YORK CITY\u00a0(18\u00a0November 2025)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0At an event hosted today by the United States Mission\u00a0to the United Nations (USUN), religious freedom advocates and experts\u00a0convened\u00a0to highlight the escalating threats facing Christians in Nigeria.\u00a0The event\u00a0emphasized the need for sustained U.S. leadership and international action to address the crisis. Featured speakers included U.S. Ambassador\u00a0to the\u00a0UN Mike Waltz;\u00a0singer\u00a0Nicki Minaj, who has recently spoken out in support of persecuted Christians in Nigeria; and\u00a0Sean Nelson, Senior Counsel for Global Religious Freedom at ADF International, joining a panel hosted by Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner.\u00a0The panel also included remarks by Rev. Gabriel Makan, a pastor from Northern Nigeria, and Sarah Makin, former Senior Advisor to the President of the United State on International Religious Freedom.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0speakers\u00a0called for\u00a0greater recognition of the targeted and widespread persecution facing Christians in Nigeria, renewed\u00a0diplomatic engagement\u00a0and greater actions from Nigeria\u00a0to support persecuted\u00a0Christians,\u00a0and\u00a0stronger international measures to protect vulnerable communities and uphold the fundamental right to freedom of religion or belief.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em>\u201cThis event demonstrates clearly that the United States under President Trump\u2019s leadership will not turn a blind eye towards the persecution of Christians in Nigeria and worldwide, but instead will press ever harder to ensure that the entire world knows about, and takes action on, the grave persecution of Christians<\/em>,\u201d Sean Nelson. <\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<em>We are grateful that the Trump administration continues to elevate the persecution of Christians, call for the Nigerian government to stop the denials and see the CPC designation as an opportunity for greater support to end the persecution and insecurity, and appreciate well-known public figures like Nicki Minaj using their platforms to bring much-needed awareness to this dire crisis.\u201d<\/em><\/span><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/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-67c58017 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"67c58017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #AF272F\">\u201cThis event demonstrates clearly that the United States under President Trump\u2019s leadership will not turn a blind eye towards the persecution of Christians in Nigeria and worldwide, but instead will press ever harder to ensure that the entire world knows about, and takes action on, the grave persecution of Christians.\"<\/span>\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">- Sean Nelson, Senior Counsel for Global Religious Freedom at ADF International<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\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-3100b0d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3100b0d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> Continued Action from U.S. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bf76780 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bf76780\" 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><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Religious freedom experts have long advocated for the U.S. government to address the worsening situation in Nigeria.\u00a0On 31 October\u00a02025, the Trump Administration\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/us-government-designates-nigeria-country-of-particular-concern\">redesignated\u00a0<\/a>Nigeria as a \u201cCountry of Particular\u00a0Concern\u00a0(CPC), marking a major step forward\u00a0for protecting persecuted Christians in the country.\u00a0<\/span><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;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<em>Protecting Christians is not about politics &#8211; it is a moral duty<\/em>,\u201d Ambassador Waltz said in his opening remarks.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<em>We need voices that pierce the silence we have heard from the international community, that humanize the statistics we keep hearing, and demand accountability<\/em>.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Advocates are now calling for continued action from the U.S.\u00a0following the CPC designation. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/religious-freedom-coalition-thanks-president-trump-for-designating-nigeria-country-of-particular-concern\">coalition letter<\/a> thanking\u00a0President Trump for his actions on Nigeria, signatories highlight the key steps necessary\u00a0for Nigeria to undertake to protect\u00a0persecuted communities,\u00a0including:\u00a01) increased security and reliable early warning systems for Christian communities, particularly in the Middle Belt where Fulani militant attacks are the worst; 2) swift prosecution for attackers; 3) facilitating the safe return of internally-displaced persons; and 4) repealing the country\u2019s draconian Sharia blasphemy laws.\u00a0By pressing for these measures, advocates aim to guarantee that\u00a0the\u00a0CPC designation leads to\u00a0tangible\u00a0improvements\u00a0for Nigeria\u2019s persecuted Christians and lasting\u00a0protections\u00a0for\u00a0religious freedom.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition to experts and officials, public figures have continued to speak out against the anti-Christian violence taking place in Nigeria. Among these are Bill Maher, who drew attention to the issue in\u00a0late\u00a0September, sparking widespread online discussion.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Singer Nicki Minaj\u00a0has\u00a0been vocal\u00a0online\u00a0about the crisis,\u00a0leading to\u00a0her appearance on today\u2019s panel.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Following the Trump administration\u2019s CPC\u00a0designation, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NICKIMINAJ\/status\/1984566555460485280\">Minaj tweeted<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cReading this made me feel a deep sense of gratitude. We live in a country where we can freely worship God. No group should ever be persecuted for practicing their religion.\u00a0We don\u2019t have to share the same beliefs in order for us to respect each other.\u00a0Numerous countries all around the world are being affected by this\u00a0horror\u00a0&amp; it\u2019s\u00a0dangerous to pretend we\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0notice. Thank you to The President\u00a0and\u00a0his team for taking this seriously. God bless every persecuted Christian.\u00a0Let\u2019s\u00a0remember to lift them up in prayer.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/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-97ea664 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97ea664\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> \nChristian Persecution in Nigeria <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c563644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c563644\" 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><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nigeria\u00a0remains\u00a0one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a Christian. In 2025 alone, more than 7,000 Christians have been killed for their faith, with an average of 35 murdered every single day. Since Boko Haram launched its insurgency in 2009, estimates\u00a0indicate\u00a0that between 50,000 and 100,000 Christians have lost their lives due to religiously motivated violence.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The destruction of churches has become a defining feature of the crisis, with over 19,000 churches\u00a0attacked\u00a0or destroyed in recent years. In the central regions of Benue and Plateau States the situation has worsened dramatically, with more than 9,500 people, mostly Christians, killed between May 2023 and May 2025, and around\u00a0500,000 individuals\u00a0newly displaced from their homes due to targeted attacks.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:80,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\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-48c1cad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48c1cad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advocacy for Nigeria\u2019s Persecuted Christians <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f3451fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f3451fb\" 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><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ADF International advocates for Christians and other religious minorities who face severe persecution across Nigeria. The organization has supported multiple individuals targeted under blasphemy laws or attacked for their faith.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ADF International supported the legal defense\u00a0of<a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/cases\/rhoda-jatau-nigeria\"> Rhoda Jatau,<\/a> a Christian mother imprisoned for\u00a019 months\u00a0after allegedly sharing a video condemning the brutal lynching of Christian college student Deborah Emmanuel Yakubu.\u00a0Jatau was fully acquitted in December 2024, marking an important victory for justice and free expression.<\/span><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;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ADF International also backed the successful appeal of *<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">D<a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/victory-for-religious-freedom-nigerian-high-court-strikes-down-wrongful-conviction-of-christian-man\">avid<\/a><\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(name changed for security\u00a0reasons)*, a Christian man who was wrongfully convicted and suffered torture after helping a convert escape violent threats. A Nigerian High Court\u00a0ultimately overturned\u00a0his conviction, acknowledging the injustices he endured.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Today, ADF International continues its support for <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/cases\/yahaya\">Yahaya Sharif-Aminu<\/a>, a Sufi musician imprisoned for over five years after a WhatsApp message deemed blasphemous. Previously sentenced to death, Sharif-Aminu is now awaiting his next hearing before the Supreme Court of Nigeria, and his case may be heard and decided in the coming months. 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ADF International\u00a0representative\u00a0joined\u00a0panel\u00a0of religious freedom experts, calling for\u00a0continued\u00a0U.S.\u00a0and global\u00a0action to protect Christians\u00a0in Nigeria.\u00a0 NEW YORK CITY\u00a0(18\u00a0November 2025)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0At an event hosted today by the United States Mission\u00a0to the United Nations (USUN), religious freedom advocates and experts\u00a0convened\u00a0to highlight the escalating threats [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2073,"featured_media":79987,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[29,343,127,27,196,252],"class_list":["post-79986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-christian-persecution","tag-freedom-of-religion","tag-nigeria","tag-religious-freedom","tag-un","tag-united-nations"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>US Government Brings Plight of Persecuted\u00a0Christians in\u00a0Nigeria\u00a0to\u00a0the United Nations\u00a0 - ADF International<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/en-gb\/news\/us-government-brings-plight-of-persecuted-christians-in-nigeria-to-the-united-nations\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"US Government Brings Plight of Persecuted\u00a0Christians in\u00a0Nigeria\u00a0to\u00a0the United Nations\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"U.S. officials,\u00a0including Ambassador\u00a0Mike\u00a0Waltz, singer\u00a0Nicki Minaj,\u00a0and religious freedom advocates elevate urgent concerns over rising anti-Christian violence in Nigeria. 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