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Will ISIS' Demise Come in the Courts?
Mark A. Kellner
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Surprise! British Conservatives Win Election 
The Conservative Party won an absolute majority in Parliament in Great Britain's elections Thursday, ensuring not only that Prime Minister David Cameron will still reside at 10 Downing Street but that the party can govern alone after five years in a coalition. The results confounded British pollsters, who had predicted a tight race and perhaps even a loss for Conservatives, also called Tories. (Completely wrong polls sound quite familiar.) But National Review's Andrew Stuttaford has a theory: "Where did the pollsters go wrong? Probably by underestimating the amount of ‘shy Tories’ that there are. Brits should pause to think of what it says about the country’s intellectual climate that so many voters on one side of the aisle are unwilling to disclose their voting preferences." That, too, sounds sadly familiar.
Cameron ran on a referendum of the Tories' record of turning around the nation’s economy. He defeated Ed Milliband, whose leftist Labour Party promised a return to a more robust, government-led agenda that would increase spending on entitlements. Labour's loss was largely attributable to Scotland, where the Scottish National Party took 56 of 59 seats in a typical Labour stronghold. That could mean a new push for Scottish independence, though Cameron could perhaps head that off with a British version of American federalism, shifting more power to the four home nations of the United Kingdom.
Next up: a referendum by 2017 on British membership in the European Union.
-The Patriot Post
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Lynch Signals Her 'Solutions' to Fixing Unrest in Baltimore
Before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, newly minted Attorney General Loretta Lynch outlined her proposed budget for the Department of Justice, backing rhetoric with proposed dollars for fixing the unrest in places like Baltimore. First, Lynch proposed boosting the money going to the Community Relations Service, a program arising out of the Civil Rights Act designed to smooth over racial and ethnic tension. But when the CRS glided into Ferguson last year, National Review's Ryan Lovelace reported that it lectured residents on "white privilege" and the first town hall meetings disintegrated into shouting. Lynch also announced a proposed $69.5 million boost to the Community Oriented Policing Services to make America's police force more diverse. "Again, it is efforts like these that may help to prevent situations like those in Ferguson and Baltimore," Lynch said in her written testimony to the committee. Finally, the two-week-old AG suggested she will announce a DOJ probe investigating if Baltimore's police department used excessive force. Lynch is doubling down and asking for more funding for the failed programs of the past, the very programs that didn't prevent the problems we have now. More... -The Patriot Post
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UNCOVERED AUDIO: HILLY WAS ‘ADAMANTLY AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS’
The RNC today is shelling presumptive Democratic nominee Hilly Clinton in her bunker with newly uncovered audio from a 2003 radio interview she gave as a senator. Apparently asked about the issue of illegal immigration, which was a hot button in the state at the time, Clinton swung hard: “I am, you know, adamantly against illegal immigrants.” Clinton, on the campaign trail in Nevada Wednesday, promised to push for citizenship for those in the country illegally. She also vowed to go beyond President nObama’s executive amnesty for an estimated 5 million illegal immigrants if Republicans do not acquiesce. nObama’s order has so far been blocked by federal courts.
In the audio from the RNC of what the committee says is Clinton’s interview with radio host John Gambling, Clinton calls for more border security and for employers to stop hiring illegal immigrants. “Come up to Westchester, go to Suffolk and Nassau counties, stand in the street corners in Brooklyn or the Bronx,” she is heard to complain “You’re going to see loads of people waiting to get picked up to go do yard work and construction work and domestic work.” -Fox News
The RNC today is shelling presumptive Democratic nominee Hilly Clinton in her bunker with newly uncovered audio from a 2003 radio interview she gave as a senator. Apparently asked about the issue of illegal immigration, which was a hot button in the state at the time, Clinton swung hard: “I am, you know, adamantly against illegal immigrants.” Clinton, on the campaign trail in Nevada Wednesday, promised to push for citizenship for those in the country illegally. She also vowed to go beyond President nObama’s executive amnesty for an estimated 5 million illegal immigrants if Republicans do not acquiesce. nObama’s order has so far been blocked by federal courts.
In the audio from the RNC of what the committee says is Clinton’s interview with radio host John Gambling, Clinton calls for more border security and for employers to stop hiring illegal immigrants. “Come up to Westchester, go to Suffolk and Nassau counties, stand in the street corners in Brooklyn or the Bronx,” she is heard to complain “You’re going to see loads of people waiting to get picked up to go do yard work and construction work and domestic work.” -Fox News
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CLINTONS GET CREATIVE ON CAMPAIGN CASH: IF DISCLOSURE ‘LOOKS BAD,’ DON’T DISCLOSE
If you thought that Hilly Clinton would be more bashful about buckraking given the current scandals surrounding her family finances and those of its foundation, you haven’t been paying attention. Clinton is vacuuming up money in California this week, but behind the scenes her campaign is busy blurring lines on campaign cash. First, Clinton will do what Democrats once reviled and raise cash for her super PAC. President nObama endorsed his super PAC, but stopped short of plumping for checks. (Candidates can’t legally make the ask, but they can probably stand next to the guy with his hand out – wink-wink, nudge-nudge – and swear up and down that they are not coordinating their efforts.)
Second, Clinton is so far not disclosing the identities of the bundlers, the mostly wealthy partisans who collect checks from their friends for campaigns. You know –bundlers. Releasing the names is not a legal requirement, but it has been standard practice for presidential candidates of both parties. You’d think Clinton would want to be more forthcoming about where her money comes from these days. But as her husband said, “Any kind of disclosure is a target” that it “looks bad.” So the answer to the lengthening list of questions for the candidate and her campaign is less disclosure and more blurry fundraising lines. -Fox News
If you thought that Hilly Clinton would be more bashful about buckraking given the current scandals surrounding her family finances and those of its foundation, you haven’t been paying attention. Clinton is vacuuming up money in California this week, but behind the scenes her campaign is busy blurring lines on campaign cash. First, Clinton will do what Democrats once reviled and raise cash for her super PAC. President nObama endorsed his super PAC, but stopped short of plumping for checks. (Candidates can’t legally make the ask, but they can probably stand next to the guy with his hand out – wink-wink, nudge-nudge – and swear up and down that they are not coordinating their efforts.)
Second, Clinton is so far not disclosing the identities of the bundlers, the mostly wealthy partisans who collect checks from their friends for campaigns. You know –bundlers. Releasing the names is not a legal requirement, but it has been standard practice for presidential candidates of both parties. You’d think Clinton would want to be more forthcoming about where her money comes from these days. But as her husband said, “Any kind of disclosure is a target” that it “looks bad.” So the answer to the lengthening list of questions for the candidate and her campaign is less disclosure and more blurry fundraising lines. -Fox News
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Hilly personal email use ‘not acceptable’ says State Dept. - The Hill: "Former Secretary of State Hilly Clinton’s use of a personal email account run through a private server was 'not acceptable' and happened without officials’ knowledge, a top State Department record-keeper said on Wednesday. 'I think the message is loud and clear that that is not acceptable,' Joyce Barr, the State Department’s assistant secretary for the Bureau of Administration, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee." -Fox News
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Jeff Sessions Agrees: Not Reading Trade Bill A 'Dereliction Of Duty'
(rickwells.us) - American statesman Senator Jeff Sessions is one of only two Senators who admits that they have read the TPP agreement, yet that hasn’t slowed down Mitch McCon-nell (R-KY), backstabber John Cornyn (R-TX) and other sellout corporate prostitutes within the Senate in their rush to pass whatever it is that is in there... buried and hidden under a veil of mandated secrecy by nObama and company. Senator Jeff Sessions, who along with fellow conservative Senator Mike Lee affirms that he has, in fact, read the treaty, was interviewed by Laura Ingraham Friday on her radio program on the topic. She voiced her opinion that to vote on a trade bill having not read itis a dereliction of duty and asked Senator Sessions for his take on it. http://rickwells.us/sen-jeff-sessions-senators-voting-on-crippling-tpp-without-reading-it-first-is-dereliction-of-duty/
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(rickwells.us) - Justice Department lawyers representing the nObama regime in their defense ofdictatorial amnesty admitted on Thursday that the regime had once again “mislead” the court and violated the court injunction which had ordered a halt to the implementation of illegal amnesty... Lawyers for the lawless nObama regime stated that the Department of Homeland “Security,” the defendant in the case, had approved approximately 2,000 three-year work permits for illegals after Judge Hanen had issued his February 16th injunction prohibiting it. The attorneys, who must now face an even more displeased Judge Andrew Hanen directly, have already mislead him on two previous occasions and face potential sanctions. They claim to have only learned of the latest violation on Wednesday, the day before they notified the court. http://rickwells.us/obama-and-dhs-outlaws-above-the-law-above-congress-and-now-above-the-judiciary/
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(rickwells.us) - The driver or ICE, maybe a Border Patrol Agent, whoever he was, might have said more than he’s supposed to but he admitted that the people he just finished dropping off at a detention facility in Victorville, CA were Somalis... who have been coached to ask for asylum in the new, lawless United States. Maybe it wasn’t a good career move for him to admit that he’s being ordered to facilitatethe import of potential terrorists into the United States by the very organization that is supposed to be protecting us. Sometimes patriotism dictates actions that ruffle thefeathers of the traitors in the upper echelons of America’s hijacked government. As it turns out, what was happening was exactly what Anita Fuentes thought it was when she saw and recorded it. http://rickwells.us/importing-terrorist-refugees-homeland-security-bus-transports-illegal-somalis-who-appeared-at-border/
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Saudi Arabia Plans To Behead the Ayatollah Next Week
(Walid Shoebat) - There are only 47 Ayatollahs in the world and 17 of them are assigned to 8 Muslim countries outside Iran. The title Ayatollah is from Arabic: آيةالله, āyatu allah "Sign of Allah,"... and is the highest ranking title given to Usuli Twelver Shī'ah clerics after the Grand Ayatollah and are considered experts in Islamic jurisprudence, ethics, and philosophy. Last October, Saudi Arabia's Special Criminal Court sentenced Ayatollah Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, the Ayatollah appointed in Saudi Arabia to represent the Shiites, to death and the Arabic BBC today reported that based on FARS News Agency and other Middle Eastern media, that the execution will be carried out next week on the 14th of May, 2015. The best way to relate this story to the western mindset is perhaps to compare the feud between the English and the Scottish, where William Wallace had become the hated enemy of King Edward I, who eventually had Wallace beheaded. Nimr, according to the Saudi Kingdom was a cause of much controversy for leading a Shiite uprising within the Sunni kingdom. http://freedomoutpost.com/2015/05/leaked-saudi-arabia-plans-to-behead-the-ayatollah-next-week/
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nObama’s Self Portrayal As A “Benevolent Dictator”
(Irickwells.us) - t’s kind of along the line of thought that murderers are just like non-murderers, except that they’ve killed somebody. At a fundraiser in Portland, OR yesterday, the King of corruption... who illegally maneuvered his way into the White House six long years ago, explained why federal laws only apply if he agrees with them. By distorting the facts and eliminating common sense and reason, nObama makes the argument that illegal invaders, at least those he decides to exempt from the law, are “Americans just like our kids, except they don’t have the right documents.” A head’s up to the self-adoring, enlightened usurper; if they don’t have the right documents, it’s because they aren’t Americans, and that is what makes them “not just like our kids.” Grand illegal proclamations don’t change that, although illegal violations of our laws may. What planet does this jerk lives on, anyway? http://rickwells.us/obamas-self-portrayal-as-a-benevolent-dictator-who-can-see-beyond-stupid-laws-to-the-right-thing-to-do/
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nObama’s NSA Spying Program Declared Illegal
(Brian Darling) - President nObama’s program to spy on all Americans has been declared illegal by a federal court of appeals... This is a very interesting development considering that Congress is weeks away from having to deal with expiring provisions of the so-called “PATRIOT Act.” The Hill reports, “the decision from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday represents the second major court victory for opponents of the NSA, after a lower court decision called the program nearly unconstitutional six months ago.” The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals declared that the National Security Agency spying program “exceeds the scope” of the law. http://humanevents.com/2015/05/07/obamas-nsa-spying-program-declared-illegal/?utm_source=hedaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl
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WAKE UP! Democratic Party Support Of Israel Died Twenty Years Ago
(Jeff Dunetz) - There are some silly political myths in America today, things like the U.S. government was behind the twin towers attack on 9/11, Barack nObama was born in Kenya (or was it the planet Qo'noS), and/or George Bush knew that Iraq had no WMDs he just wanted to finish the job his father didn't... Perhaps the most ridiculous myth is believed the most; the issue of support of Israel is bi-partisan and should remain that way. The truth is Israel is not a bi-partisan issue and hasn't been bi-partisan for over two decades. On Thursday House Democrats once again proved that Democratic Party support of Israel is not strong. On the same day as the watered down Corker-Menendez Bill requiring a congressional vote on any Iran deal was passed by the Senate, 150 out of the 188 Democrats in congress sent the president a letter supporting his flawed framework for agreement with Iran, a framework which disagrees with the understanding of the deal as published by both Iran and France. No Republicans signed the letter. http://yidwithlid.blogspot.com/2015/05/time-to-wake-updemocratic-party-support.html?utm_source=The+Lid+List&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=6b3f28a5cb-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_term=0_597b72c01c-6b3f28a5cb-291705165&goal=0_597b72c01c-6b3f28a5cb-291705165
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The Difference Between Islam and Islamism?
(Uzay Bulut) - Pressures against non-Muslims in Turkey are actually empowered, motivated and even led by state policies... There also does not seem to be any interest or pluralistic mentality in enforcing non-Islamic laws. To understand the root cause of social intolerance and institutionalized violence, it is important to look more closely at how Islamic scriptures refer to non-Muslims. These labels and lies, fed to Muslims from earliest childhood, apparently do not go away easily in the minds of indoctrinated Muslims. For those who oppose Islamic rule, there are only three options: They are either to be killed; made to accept their inferior status through conversion to Islam, or keep their heritage but pay the jizya, the Islamic "protection" tax." http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/5695/islam-islamism-difference
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nObama in Secret on a Climate Change Treaty to Redistribute wealth
(Sara Noble) - Barack nObama is negotiating a climate change treaty in secret. He is not discussing the treaty with congress but with some of the world’s most oppressive foreign leaders in the U.N... The treaty would require the U.S. to donate resources and wealth to the world’s developing countries to be distributed by the statists in the U.N. If this happened six years ago, we might say it’s pure fiction, but it’s not and it’s the world we now live in under Barack nObama. Congress will be bypassed and the Senate has already shown its willingness to cede its authority over treaties to Barack nObama. They are doing it in the case of the Iran nuclear deal and appear ready to give nObama fast track authority over the Trans-Pacific Partnership Treaty. Perhaps the most dangerous treaty, however, will be that of climate change. http://www.independentsentinel.com/obamas-working-in-secret-on-a-climate-change-treaty-to-redistribute-u-s-wealth-to-the-u-n/
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Judge Jeanine “Pam Geller Opened Our Eyes
(gopthedailydose.com) - On Saturday, the Fox News Channel’s “Justice with Judge Jeanine” host Judge Jeanine Pirro argued the US should “stop blaming the victim... and start killing the murderers” in her opening statement on the Mohammed Art Exhibit and Contest. Pirro stated, “You know, free speech in america is non-negotiable. No matter what the perceived consequences, no matter the worry about retribution from Islamic extremists, period, end of the story. http://gopthedailydose.com/2015/05/10/judge-jeanine-pam-geller-opened-our-eyes-and-teed-up-the-discussion-about-whether-free-speech-in-america-survives-the-pushback-from-sharia-law/
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Mark A. Kellner
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(ewishworldreview.com) - A U.S. government commission is calling for international prosecution of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, over the militant group's attacks on Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq and Syria..
The request is a first for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom in its 2015 report on the state of religious freedom around the world.
The request is a first for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom in its 2015 report on the state of religious freedom around the world.
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But the independent commission's chairman sees some areas of optimism despite the extreme strains on world religious freedom from "non-state actors" such as ISIS and the persecution of Christians and others in the Middle East, Africa and parts of Asia.
But the independent commission's chairman sees some areas of optimism despite the extreme strains on world religious freedom from "non-state actors" such as ISIS and the persecution of Christians and others in the Middle East, Africa and parts of Asia.
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"In some senses, I'm more optimistic about U.S. policy" because a new State Department ambassador covering the area has a strong track record on religious liberty issues, said Katrina Lantos Swett, a human rights activist who chairs USCIRF.
"In some senses, I'm more optimistic about U.S. policy" because a new State Department ambassador covering the area has a strong track record on religious liberty issues, said Katrina Lantos Swett, a human rights activist who chairs USCIRF.
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Lantos Swett also said positive signs could be found in the recent peaceful transition between elected governments in Nigeria, positive actions by the new government of Sri Lanka in the area of religious freedom and the interest of other governments and parliaments worldwide in the subject.
Lantos Swett also said positive signs could be found in the recent peaceful transition between elected governments in Nigeria, positive actions by the new government of Sri Lanka in the area of religious freedom and the interest of other governments and parliaments worldwide in the subject.
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The 17-year-old commission was created by the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act and "monitors the universal right to freedom of religion or belief abroad." The panel offers policy recommendations to the president, secretary of state and Congress, according to its website.
The 17-year-old commission was created by the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act and "monitors the universal right to freedom of religion or belief abroad." The panel offers policy recommendations to the president, secretary of state and Congress, according to its website.
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Among the key issues highlighted in the annual report are reactions to blasphemy laws in several Islamic countries; the displacement of Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq, Syria, Nigeria and the Central African Republic, as well as Burma; and the rise of non-state actors who are often "among the primary perpetrators of egregious religious freedom and human rights violations," as a summary of the report's findings noted.
Among the key issues highlighted in the annual report are reactions to blasphemy laws in several Islamic countries; the displacement of Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq, Syria, Nigeria and the Central African Republic, as well as Burma; and the rise of non-state actors who are often "among the primary perpetrators of egregious religious freedom and human rights violations," as a summary of the report's findings noted.
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CALL FOR PROSECUTION
CALL FOR PROSECUTION
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The USCIRF report contains the call for the International Criminal Court to bring charges against the Islamic State for attacks on religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria. "The non-state actors choose to be more brutal and more unrestrained in the actions that they take against targeted groups," Lantos Swett said. "When you are dealing in a world where uncontrolled, uncontainable and extremely violent non-state actors are ranging so freely … that has created an even more frightening situation for religious freedom."
The USCIRF report contains the call for the International Criminal Court to bring charges against the Islamic State for attacks on religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria. "The non-state actors choose to be more brutal and more unrestrained in the actions that they take against targeted groups," Lantos Swett said. "When you are dealing in a world where uncontrolled, uncontainable and extremely violent non-state actors are ranging so freely … that has created an even more frightening situation for religious freedom."
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"When you have that many people fleeing religious conflicts and ethnic cleansing, it's not only a tragedy in its own right, but also incredibly destructive to the region," Lantos Swett said. The situation "is also a humanitarian crisis and has created a political uncertainty and volatility that puts the whole region at risk."
"When you have that many people fleeing religious conflicts and ethnic cleansing, it's not only a tragedy in its own right, but also incredibly destructive to the region," Lantos Swett said. The situation "is also a humanitarian crisis and has created a political uncertainty and volatility that puts the whole region at risk."
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The dysfunctional Central African Republic's government, Lantos Swett said, has created a "religiously motivated humanitarian crisis" involving the displacement of 1 million people in religious conflicts between Muslims and Christians.
The dysfunctional Central African Republic's government, Lantos Swett said, has created a "religiously motivated humanitarian crisis" involving the displacement of 1 million people in religious conflicts between Muslims and Christians.
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In Nigeria, she said, the actions of Boko Haram, widely described as an Islamist extremist group, have created similar displacements among Christians in parts of the country.
In Nigeria, she said, the actions of Boko Haram, widely described as an Islamist extremist group, have created similar displacements among Christians in parts of the country.
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COUNTRIES OF CONCERN
COUNTRIES OF CONCERN
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According to the USCIRF report, the Asian nation of Burma, formerly known as Myanmar, remains a concern where 140,000 Rohingya Muslims and at least 100,000 largely Kachin Christians are internally displaced. The Rohingya have been forced to flee their homes, the report stated.
According to the USCIRF report, the Asian nation of Burma, formerly known as Myanmar, remains a concern where 140,000 Rohingya Muslims and at least 100,000 largely Kachin Christians are internally displaced. The Rohingya have been forced to flee their homes, the report stated.
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"While the government, at times, denounced violence and incitement, its lack of strong and consistent leadership to condemn intolerance enabled abuses to continue relatively unchecked," USCIRF stated. "Throughout 2014, the expansion of Internet availability and social media played a role in propagating expressions of hatred and spurring violence directed against minority populations."
"While the government, at times, denounced violence and incitement, its lack of strong and consistent leadership to condemn intolerance enabled abuses to continue relatively unchecked," USCIRF stated. "Throughout 2014, the expansion of Internet availability and social media played a role in propagating expressions of hatred and spurring violence directed against minority populations."
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Since 1999, the State Department has designated Burma a "country of particular concern" over its human rights violations, and USCIRF recommends continuing that status.
Since 1999, the State Department has designated Burma a "country of particular concern" over its human rights violations, and USCIRF recommends continuing that status.
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The commission's report noted that Turkmenistan, which has enacted harsh laws governing religious expression, was added to the list of CPC-designated states in 2014.
The commission's report noted that Turkmenistan, which has enacted harsh laws governing religious expression, was added to the list of CPC-designated states in 2014.
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The commission report said that China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Uzbekistan were also named to the State Department's CPC list, while recommendations to add the Central African Republic, Egypt, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan and Vietnam have not yet been implemented.
The commission report said that China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Uzbekistan were also named to the State Department's CPC list, while recommendations to add the Central African Republic, Egypt, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria, Tajikistan and Vietnam have not yet been implemented.
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IMPROVING PICTURE
IMPROVING PICTURE
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Lantos Swett said she was encouraged by the confirmation of Rabbi David Saperstein, an activist in the Reform Judaism community, as U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. Attached to the State Department and only an ex-officio member of USCIRF, Saperstein has roots in the commission, she said.
Lantos Swett said she was encouraged by the confirmation of Rabbi David Saperstein, an activist in the Reform Judaism community, as U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. Attached to the State Department and only an ex-officio member of USCIRF, Saperstein has roots in the commission, she said.
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Saperstein is an "excellent new Ambassador-at-Large, who served as chair of USCIRF in its very early years. He is someone who has a deep personal commitment to the cause of religious freedom and appreciates the independent voice USCIRF brings to the discussion," Lantos Swett said.
Saperstein is an "excellent new Ambassador-at-Large, who served as chair of USCIRF in its very early years. He is someone who has a deep personal commitment to the cause of religious freedom and appreciates the independent voice USCIRF brings to the discussion," Lantos Swett said.
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"I am more optimistic about religious freedom issues receiving more attention and more focus with (him) in place" at the State Department, she said.
"I am more optimistic about religious freedom issues receiving more attention and more focus with (him) in place" at the State Department, she said.
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The USCIRF chairman said she "very much appreciated" the attention President nObama paid to religious freedom in India, both in his January 2015 visit and in remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast in February. She said she was pleased the president emphasized that "India's continued success as the world's largest democracy depends on 'not being splintered along the lines of faith.'"
The USCIRF chairman said she "very much appreciated" the attention President nObama paid to religious freedom in India, both in his January 2015 visit and in remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast in February. She said she was pleased the president emphasized that "India's continued success as the world's largest democracy depends on 'not being splintered along the lines of faith.'"
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The commission report is one of two the United States issues annually on the subject of global religious freedom. The State Department's own International Religious Freedom Report, also mandated by the 1998 act that established USCIRF, generally follows the release of the commission's report. While there is often broad agreement between the two documents, some critics have noted differences in emphasis, such as which countries the secretary of state designates as those of "particular concern."
The commission report is one of two the United States issues annually on the subject of global religious freedom. The State Department's own International Religious Freedom Report, also mandated by the 1998 act that established USCIRF, generally follows the release of the commission's report. While there is often broad agreement between the two documents, some critics have noted differences in emphasis, such as which countries the secretary of state designates as those of "particular concern."
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Action in the current Congress may reshape the mechanics of how the U.S. approaches international religious freedom issues in the years to come. The Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act of 2015, which passed a House subcommittee this month, would "improve U.S. religious freedom diplomacy efforts globally; better train and equip diplomats to counter extremism; address anti-Semitism and religious persecution, and mitigate sectarian conflict," according to a news release supporting the measure.
Action in the current Congress may reshape the mechanics of how the U.S. approaches international religious freedom issues in the years to come. The Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act of 2015, which passed a House subcommittee this month, would "improve U.S. religious freedom diplomacy efforts globally; better train and equip diplomats to counter extremism; address anti-Semitism and religious persecution, and mitigate sectarian conflict," according to a news release supporting the measure.
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The bill would create an interagency committee charged with developing a global strategy for promoting religious freedom as well as allow the president to sanction individuals for religious freedom violations, according to Deseret News columnist Jay Evensen. The measure is named in honor of former Rep. Frank R. Wolf, R-Va., who championed religious liberty during his 34 years in the House.
The bill would create an interagency committee charged with developing a global strategy for promoting religious freedom as well as allow the president to sanction individuals for religious freedom violations, according to Deseret News columnist Jay Evensen. The measure is named in honor of former Rep. Frank R. Wolf, R-Va., who championed religious liberty during his 34 years in the House.
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She added that the displacement of minority religious communities in the Middle East — involving Christians, Yazidis, Assyrians and others — was another pernicious situation. USCIRF reported more than 2 million persons had been internally displaced in Iraq under the Islamic State offensive, while more than 6.5 million persons are internally displaced in Syria, along with 3.3 million Syrians who are now refugees in Turkey, Lebanon and elsewhere.
She added that the displacement of minority religious communities in the Middle East — involving Christians, Yazidis, Assyrians and others — was another pernicious situation. USCIRF reported more than 2 million persons had been internally displaced in Iraq under the Islamic State offensive, while more than 6.5 million persons are internally displaced in Syria, along with 3.3 million Syrians who are now refugees in Turkey, Lebanon and elsewhere.
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