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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)”
UN member states raise concerns about violence against minorities, hate speech, draconian laws during India’s UPR
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The Tree of Life affirmed by Pope Francis in Bahrain
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Priority low income housing, inclusivity, dialogue: Lula da Silvia’s victory speech to the people of Brazil (October 30, 2022)
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India can gain credibility through inclusion and respect to human rights
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