Monday, May 11, 2009

Nigeria Tolerates Persecution of Christians

The Nigerian government’s blind eye toward the persecution of Christians has led to its being added to the list of the world’s worst offenders of religious freedom by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).

In its annual report to the US State Department, the USCIRF recommended that Nigeria join the list of 13 nations whose governments have engaged or tolerated systematic and egregious violations of the universal right of freedom of religion or belief.

Read it all here.

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