Happy Cejna Sarè Salè to all Yezidis as they celebrate their new year - may it bring them renewed healing & hope. The U.S. continues to support & stand with Yezidis as they prepare to mark 10 years since the 2014 genocide.

We appreciated the opportunity to meet with Anuar Khatiyev, Deputy Chair of the Committee for Religious Affairs Kazakhstan 🇰🇿, to discuss important religious freedom issues. We seek to ensure that all the people of Kazakhstan can practice their faith freely.

At the Council of Europe @COE in Strasbourg, Senior Advisor Douglas Padgett shared U.S. perspectives to address the rise in anti-Muslim hatred globally. We must work together with our partners to counter Islamophobia in Europe and around the world.

Our team and Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt met with OAS Goodwill Ambassadors for Dialogue and Peace Rabbi Goldman, Father Martín Marco, Islamic Leader Ahmed Abboud, and Ambassador Frank O. Mora to learn about their work promoting dialogue and peacebuilding among diverse religious groups.

Deputy Mercer represented the United States at the spring gathering of the Article 18 Alliance. Assembled leaders, including the IRFBA and its Council of Experts, discussed strategies for working together to advocate for prisoners of conscience, end the use of blasphemy laws, and…

With gratitude to our co-chair Human Rights, Deputy Mariah Mercer and Senior Advisor Doug Padgett joined a crucial conversation with the Int’l Contact Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief, on the margins of UN Human Rights Council. We welcome this important initiative to discuss…

1/2 This week, Canada and the US were pleased to co-chair, at the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations in Geneva, a meeting of the International Contact Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief. #FORB

On today’s Schools@america with SMAN 70 Jakarta, Serena Doan from J/IRF sheds light on the U.S.' rich history with freedom of religion, highlighting its evolution and significance in fostering diverse communities!

Thank you for such an insightful discussion! 🎒📚

NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Supporting Religious and Cultural Heritage in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰. Read more to apply here: grants.gov/search-results…

NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Supporting Freedom of Religion or Belief of Indigenous and Afro-Descendant Communities in the Western Hemisphere or South Asia 🌐. Read more to apply here: grants.gov/search-results…

NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Combating religious discrimination in Kenya 🇰🇪. Read more to apply here: grants.gov/search-results…

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day we pause to remember and mourn the 6 million Jews, as well as Roma, Sinti, political opponents, persons with disabilities, LGBTQI+ persons, Jehovah’s Witnesses and other Christians persecuted and killed by the Nazi regime. We will…