⇒ The US Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a US Congress-constituted quasi-judicial body, has recommended to designate India as “Country of Particular Concern” in the context of status of religious freedom.
» Other countries recommended for this designation by the USCIRF in its annual report 2022 are Burma, Eritrea, Iran, Nigeria, North Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, China, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Vietnam.
- India has in the past said that the American body on international religious freedom has chosen to be guided only by its biases on a matter on which it has no locus standi.
About United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF):
- The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is a US federal government commission.
- Established by the US government in 1998 after the inaction of the International Religious Freedom Act, recommendations of USCIRF are non-binding on the state department.