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Nigeria – CSW says “There has been no improvement in the situation of religious minorities in the last 12 months. On the contrary, it has deteriorated significantly.”

Link to original article Link to related twitter post In December 2020, the United States’ (US) State Department designated Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), finding that the government was responsible for engaging in or tolerating “systematic, ongoing, egregious violations of religious freedom.” The rather belated decision marked the first time Nigeria had been…

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June 10, 2020: Bishops in Middle East and Nigeria Applaud Trump’s Religious-Liberty Executive Order

https://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/bishops-in-middle-east-and-nigeria-applaud-trumps-religious-liberty-executi The … Church leaders in the Middle East and Nigeria contacted by the Register have enthusiastically welcomed the document. The presidential directive, which President Trump signed at the White House … prioritizes international religious freedom in foreign policy and overseas government aid projects, budgets $50 million a year for programs that advance religious liberty…

202006.10
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June 10, 2020: EU and African Bishops call for a people-centred, just and responsible partnership between our continents

http://www.comece.eu/action/mlr/pv?&idx=240679&cid=2721&uid=2324&sid=2&cks=9a669146 Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the European and the African Union are currently preparing for the 6th Summit of their political leaders. In this view, COMECE and the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) have elaborated a joint contribution on the future EU-Africa partnership.

202003.11
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March 10, 2020: Experts Form “Strategy Coalition to Protect Christians and Religious Pluralism in Sub-Sahara”

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/experts-form-strategy-coalition-to-protect-christians-and-religious-pluralism-in-sub-sahara-301020929.html Following a surge in beheadings, abductions and other violent assaults by Islamic extremists targeting Catholic priests, Protestant ministers, and ordinary Christians in sub-Saharan Africa, 20 leading experts in international religious freedom convened a three-day emergency strategy session, March 5-7, on how to respond. It was held at Ave Maria School of Law in Naples,…