| Commission on International Religious Freedoms names 11 violators |
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Eight more countries are included in a Watch List of violators May2.- The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today announced its 2007 recommendations ... for CPC ["countries of particular concern"] designation: Burma, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), Eritrea, Iran, Pakistan, China, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. The Commission has also established a Watch List of countries where conditions do not rise to the statutory level requiring CPC designation but which require close monitoring due to the nature and extent of violations of religious freedom engaged in or tolerated by the governments. Iraq has been added to the Commission's Watch List this year, joining Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Cuba, Egypt, Indonesia, and Nigeria. Today the Commission is also releasing its 2007 Annual Report [which] may be found on the Commission's web site at www.uscirf.gov ... |
