USCIRF Spotlight Podcast

Recent Episodes

Uzbekistan: Gaps in Principles and Practice

Posted June 3, 2022 • 00:17:26

Uzbekistan is one of a handful of countries that has seen dramatic improvements for religious freedom in recent years; however, religious communities...

Treatment of Asylum Seekers in the Expedited Removal Process

Posted May 20, 2022 • 00:22:26

Expedited Removal is the U.S. immigration law process that allows officers in the Department of Homeland Security, or DHS, to quickly deport noncitizens...

Content Moderation Online and its Impact on Religious Freedom

Posted May 16, 2022 • 00:26:51

To combat the human rights and religious freedom violations that have occurred as a result of online hate speech, some social media companies now regulate...

Anti-Conversion Laws and Growing Intolerance in India

Posted May 6, 2022 • 00:24:46

Since 2020, USCIRF has recommended that India be designated a Country of Particular of Concern, or CPC, due to the Indian government’s promotion of...

USCIRF Releases 2022 Annual Report with Recommendations for U.S. Policy

Posted April 26, 2022 • 00:17:40

On April 25, 2022, USCIRF released its 2022...