Posted On:
May 18, 2009
Countries with serious religious freedom violations
On May 11, 2009, the Department of State released a list of "countries of particular concern." The governments of these countries have committed or tolerated particularly severe religious human rights violations. The countries include: China, Burma, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Uzkebistan.
Also contained in the announcement is a list of sanctions/restrictions that the U.S. government has imposed on each country due to their religious freedom violations. This document would be useful in a political asylum case should the applicant be from one of the above-mentioned countries as the U.S. has now recognized that the governments in these countries commit or permit severe human rights violations based on religion.
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