{"id":41969,"date":"2024-03-01T15:44:49","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T14:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=41969"},"modified":"2024-03-01T16:01:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T15:01:31","slug":"us-senate-moves-to-leverage-all-diplomatic-and-sanctions-tools-available-to-hold-global-violators-accountable-for-religious-freedom-abuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/senate-irf-resolution","title":{"rendered":"US Senate moves to \u201cleverage all diplomatic and sanctions tools available\u201d to hold global violators accountable for religious freedom abuses"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"41969\" class=\"elementor elementor-41969\" 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>Members of the United States Senate introduce resolution recognizing importance of religious freedom and 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><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><b>WASHINGTON, DC<\/b><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f(1 March 2024) Yesterday, members of the United States Senate introduced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lankford.senate.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/religious_freedom_resolution_bill_text.pdf\">resolution<\/a> \u201crecognizing religious 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 <\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The bipartisan 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. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In response to the resolution, Kristen Waggoner, President and CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom, stated: \u201c<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Serious violations of religious freedom have been on the rise worldwide for many years, which is why we at Alliance Defending Freedom are proud to support this vital resolution. No one should be punished or prosecuted for their faith, but in too many countries worldwide, sharing one\u2019s faith can lead to violence and imprisonment. The United States has always been a beacon for our first freedom, and the promotion of international religious freedom is one of the key spots of bipartisan agreement. We need the U.S. to continue to stand on a bipartisan basis for those defending the right to religious freedom around the world, and to hold accountable those countries and actors who commit the worst violations of religious freedom abroad.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sean Nelson, Legal Counsel for Global Religious Freedom for ADF International, stated, \u201c<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We are grateful to the members of the U.S. Congress who are using their influence to stand up for the religious freedom rights of all people across the globe. The International Religious Freedom Resolution is a critical step forward in holding countries accountable for violating individuals\u2019 and communities\u2019 God-given right to worship and live out their faith freely. ADF International is committed to providing the strongest legal defence for the persecuted Church, and we will continue to seek justice for those who are unjustly punished for their faith.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Religious freedom violations across the globe&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Senate resolution introduced today highlights that religious minorities and people of faith face \u201charassment, intimidation, violence, and imprisonment from state and non-state actors around the world\u201d. The resolution specifically points to unjust religious freedom violations in Nigeria, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/voices\/stop-the-endless-persecution-of-christians-in-india.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">India<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/survivors-from-forced-marriages-speak-out-ahead-of-intl-day-of-the-girl-child\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pakistan<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/alvarez-released\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Nicaragua<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, amongst other countries.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The resolution also calls attention to blasphemy law<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in Nigeria, where recent reports show over <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/catholicherald.co.uk\/eight-thousand-nigerian-christians-murdered-in-worst-single-year-for-islamist-attacks-says-report\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">7,000 Christians<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> were killed for their faith last year, with at least <\/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\"> murdered 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.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ADF International 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. Yahaya is appealing his case to the Supreme Court of Nigeria seeking to overturn the death penalty blasphemy laws in Nigeria. ADF International is also supporting the defence of Rhoda Jatau, a Christian and mother of five from Nigeria, who is recently <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/rhoda-jatau-bail\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">out on bail<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> following time in prison for allegedly sharing a video on WhatsApp condemning the lynching of Nigerian Christian Deborah Emmanuel Yakubu. &nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">&nbsp;<\/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=\"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\"><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\">Est\u00e1s viendo un contenido de marcador de posici\u00f3n de <strong>YouTube<\/strong>. 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ADF International is supporting the legal defence of <\/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, is now <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/alvarez-released\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">safe at the Vatican<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. 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In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/survivors-from-forced-marriages-speak-out-ahead-of-intl-day-of-the-girl-child\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pakistan<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, ADF International allied lawyers are engaged in supporting women and girls suffering from forced marriage in light of a recurring issue where women and girls, often Christian, are forced to convert to Islam for their marriage to be validated by a Sharia court. 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Res. 82, a House resolution calling for greater U.S. action in response to the religious freedom crisis in Nigeria. The House resolution, which can be read in full\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-resolution\/82\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, calls on the U.S. Secretary of State to designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) on their list of worst\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/our-focus\/religious-freedom\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">religious freedom<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202foffenders for \u201cengaging in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom,\u201d while also highlighting religious prisoners of conscience and the egregious blasphemy laws in Nigeria.\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Just last week, U.S. Congress Members <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/us-nigeria-resolution\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">voted<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to move forward with H. Res. 82, a House resolution calling for greater U.S. action in response to the religious freedom crisis in Nigeria. The House resolution, which can be read in full\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-resolution\/82\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, calls on the U.S. Secretary of State to designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) on their list of worst\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/our-focus\/religious-freedom\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">religious freedom<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202foffenders for \u201cengaging in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom,\u201d while also highlighting religious prisoners of conscience and the egregious blasphemy laws in Nigeria.\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The U.S. State Department\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/us-cpc-list\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">released<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fits annual religious freedom\u202f<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/religious-freedom-designations\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">watchlist<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fearlier this year, leaving Nigeria off the list for the third year in a row. <\/span><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.\u202fThe 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. 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