Delegates from all over the globe were present at the 2023 International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, DC over the last two days.
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The European Parliament has condemned “in strong terms the enforcement of blasphemy laws” and stressed the importance of the “freedom to choose one’s religion”.
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MEP Carlo Fidanza brings attention to Nigerian musician’s appeal to the Supreme Court of Nigeria
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A notice of appeal has been filed with the Supreme Court of Nigeria for the case of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a Nigerian Sufi musician, who was sentenced to death for charges of blasphemy.
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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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More Christians were killed in Nigeria in 2021 than in the rest of the world combined.
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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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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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U.S. State Department removes Country of Particular Concern designation for Nigeria despite worsening religious freedom situation
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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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