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Religious Freedom: How the USCIRF continues to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC)
For another year running, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), in its 2026 Annual Report, has in strong recommendations, urged the US government to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), “for engaging in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious religious freedom violations, as defined by the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA)”
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941 deaths while cleaning sewers, septic tanks: Centre informs Rajya Sabha
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Religious Freedom: How the USCIRF continues to designate India as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC)
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