India Slams USCIRF Over Sanctions Call Against RSS
India has criticized the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for recommending sanctions against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), labeling the U.S. body as 'biased'.
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India has criticized the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) for recommending sanctions against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), labeling the U.S. body as 'biased'.

Dr. Asif Mahmood, a physician of Pakistani origin, has been elected as the chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a bipartisan body of the US federal government.

Turkey is under scrutiny for religious freedom violations, with the USCIRF recommending a 'monitoring status.' A Greek-American organization is pressuring the State Department to adopt a stronger stance on the issue.

The US religious freedom panel, USCIRF, has recommended targeted sanctions on India's Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW). India's external affairs ministry has not yet responded to the latest report but has previously repudiated USCIRF's findings as biased.

India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has dismissed a report by the USCIRF (US Commission on International Religious Freedom) that called for a ban on the RSS, labeling it as biased and lacking credibility.

A USCIRF report highlights Fulani militant violence in Nigeria as surpassing Boko Haram and ISIS, primarily targeting Christian farming communities but also some Muslims in widespread attacks.
A group of former judges and diplomats has raised concerns, flagging alleged bias in the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) report.

The report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) undermines India’s image as it sought sanctions on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Research & Analysis Wing (RAW), says party spokesperson Sambit Patra

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urged the State Department to place Turkey on its special watch list due to continued targeting of foreign-born Protestants and broader restrictions on religious freedom.

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has called for sanctions on leaders of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and urged against high-level meetings with them, ahead of Mohan Bhagwat's visit to New York.

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has accused some Nigerian police and army officers of colluding with Fulani militias in attacks, raising concerns about insecurity.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for the resignation of Rahul Gandhi following a USCIRF report that reportedly endorsed sanctions on India's Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

India has strongly dismissed a report by the USCIRF, describing it as motivated and biased, after the US body criticized India for alleged religious freedom violations and recommended sanctions on RSS and R&AW.