International Religious Freedom Act
Building on 25 years of religious freedom advocacy
By Knox Thames and Peter Mandaville — October 26, 2023
(RNS) — A quarter of a century after passing the International Religious Freedom Act, global persecution continues while domestic battles around religious liberty have become increasingly partisan and high-profile.
For 25th year, State Department reports on threats, triumphs in religious freedom
By Adelle M. Banks — May 16, 2023
(RNS) — The report, which assesses conditions in 199 countries, also looks at policies and laws, including those about blasphemy and apostasy, that ‘criminalize religious expression.’
‘Push it hard’: Brownback addresses religious freedom on law’s 20th anniversary
By Adelle M. Banks — November 9, 2018
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Sam Brownback, a former U.S. senator who was confirmed in January as the fifth U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, was a key sponsor of the International Religious Freedom Act.
The nightmare of Sam Brownback
By Mark Silk — July 28, 2017
He shouldn't be allowed anywhere near the religious freedom ambassadorship.
New International Religious Freedom Act a first for atheists
By Kimberly Winston — December 19, 2016
(RNS) The freshly signed Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act is being heralded by both atheists and Christians as a milestone.
Today — of all days — remember the disappeared
By guest — August 30, 2016
(RNS) Many around the world have been 'disappeared' for reasons relating to religion. Today is a day set aside to remember them, say two members of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
Activists: 15 years later, religious freedom law falls short
By Corrie Mitchell — June 19, 2013
(RNS) Fifteen years after Congress passed a law to better protect global religious freedom, the legislation is failing to fulfill its mission, activists told lawmakers on Thursday (June 13).
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