Has the African Union done enough to advance FoRB and curb religious persecution?
This 2021 factsheet published by the USCIRF documents instances of religious freedom violations, including of a violent nature, against Muslims in Africa.
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IIRF co-organizes Congress on Ethnography of Religion in Mexico
The IIRF co-organizes the VII National and II International Congress on the Ethnography of Religion in Mexico
Request for a thematic hearing before the IACHR about threats to Cuban religious leaders
IIRF and partner organizations request the IACHR to protect the fundamental rights of religious leaders who have been victims of government repression since the July 2021 social outbreak in Cuba.
Genocide Emergency in Sudan
At the beginning of August, the organization Genocide Watch published a warning of possible genocide in Sudan.
Submission of Report for UN Universal Periodic Review on Nigeria
The Observatory of Religious Freedom in Africa (ORFA), a partner organization of the International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF), submitted a report for the UN Universal Periodic Review on Nigeria.
IIRF publishes essays about religious freedom in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela
Dr. Dennis P. Petri, International Director of the International Institute for Religious Freedom (IIRF) publishes on religious freedom in various Latin American countries
Global Christian Relief announces joint research project with the IIRF
In a speech at the 2023 IRF summit, Ron Boyd-Macmillan announces a groundbreaking religious freedom research project with the IIRF.
UN Security Council adopts resolution to protect religious minorities
The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on freedom of religion to protect religious minorities in the Middle East and Africa
IIRF staff publishes reflection on measuring subnational variation in FoRB violations
The authors seek to initiate a more systematic discussion of how to collect, analyze, and, where appropriate, incorporate subnational measures of FoRB violations into global datasets.
IIRF receives in donation the Global Religious Freedom Data Spectrum
The hosting of the Global Religious Freedom Data Spectrum Project was transferred to IIRF in 2023 and 21Wilberforce remains a collaborative partner.