Commissioner Anurima Bhargava
@CommrBhargava
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Commissioner, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom @USCIRF
Joined April 2019
So thrilled that my debut novel #IKickandIFly has found a home with #Scholastic. No one better to reach every young person. Love the design by #Chris Stengel @Doaly
🧡 I KICK & I FLY by @Ruchiragupta, on-sale 4/18/23! 🧡 I Kick and I Fly is an inspiring, hopeful story of triumph about a girl in Bihar, India, who escapes being sold into the sex trade when a local hostel owner helps her to understand the value of her body through kung fu.
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Yes. So desperately needed, as the #Rohingya have not been able to return to their homeland, and the brutality and onslaught by the Burmese military continues.
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.@FredDavieUSCIRF: "USCIRF is saddened by the gruesome attack near a girls’ school in the #Shia Muslim majority neighborhood of Dasht-e-Barchi in #Kabul. The Afghan peace process must include efforts to ensure the safety of religious minority communities."
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Join us for a virtual hearing to highlight how the US has made the determination to call, or not to call, mass atrocities against religious groups #genocide & offer recommendations to enhance US efforts to respond to mass atrocities. May 12 @ 10:30am ET https://t.co/dso3b0hf5z
uscirf.gov
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This morning. Join us!
There is still time to register for our virtual hearing on "Combatting Online Hate Speech and Disinformation Targeting Religious Communities" starting in one hour! Thurs. Oct. 21 @ 10am ET Event details: https://t.co/umY26tOecQ Register here: https://t.co/LeawOUdP56
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USCIRF Vice Chair @CommrBhargava joined @CBNNews to discuss the positive measures that #Sudan has taken to protect freedom of religion or belief for Sudanese people. Watch the full interview: https://t.co/m4E0TZtutQ
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USCIRF Vice Chair @CommrBhargava: "We urge #Sudan to continue legislative reform, including repealing the country’s blasphemy law and ensuring that laws regulating hate speech comply w/ international human rights standards and don't impede freedom of religion or belief.” (2/2)
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USCIRF Vice Chair @CommrBhargava: "We applaud the significant, historic steps Sudan is taking to safeguard the rights of women and girls and the freedom of religion or belief, and urge wide, immediate, and effective implementation of these reforms." (1/2) https://t.co/1WbcsCVzaD
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Read the full USCIRF 2020 Annual Report here: #USCIRFAnnualReport2020
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USCIRF @CommrBhargava and @RepHarley discuss the continued detention of Nguyen Bac Truyen, a prominent prisoner of conscience and #ReligiousFreedom advocate. #Vietnam
https://t.co/DbeFpH1Mjk
thehill.com
The ongoing violations of religious freedom and detention of Nguyen Bac Truyen prevent a closer bond between the United States and Vietnam. Mr. Truyen’s release is an important goalpost for a diffe…
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Photos, full video footage, Commissioner remarks, and witness testimonies from the USCIRF Hearing on Citizenship Laws and Religious Freedom are available online - https://t.co/kQanRx6f2Z
#CAA #DelhiRiots2020 #Rohingyas
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Today, USCIRF released the following new factsheet on India’s Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). This factsheet provides an overview of the #CAA and explains why it represents a significant downward turn in religious freedom in #India. https://t.co/OiWVPUcqRL
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Human rights are being violated through citizenship laws around the world. Join USCIRF for a hearing about how they are used to deny the legal protections of citizenship, making minorities vulnerable to exploitation, discrimination, and mass atrocities. https://t.co/kQanRx6f2Z
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@CommrBhargava: US govt and intl community need to increase pressure on #Burmese govt to implement the @CIJ_ICJ ruling and to end the violence, displacement of the #Rohingya
https://t.co/coUa4QLmTe
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Want to learn more about what is happening in Assam? USCIRF Just released its latest update on India. Check it out to learn about all of the Religious Freedom issues that one of the worlds largest democracies faces. https://t.co/8KmHVpTp3x
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In gratitude and service to the Yazidi community.
A big Thank You to @USCIRF delegates for making the trip all the way from Washington DC to participate in our conference. We really appreciate this.
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“It is time for #Yazidi families driven out by persecution and violence to return home and resume their rightful and central place in the rich fabric of #Iraq’s economic, political and social life,” said @CommrBhargava. Read the press release: https://t.co/OMOSPfK5OH
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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom released the 2019 Annual Report and Recommendations on Violations of Religious Freedom around the World. Press release: https://t.co/QjktH3ELur Full report: https://t.co/gkv8xVrL48
#ReligiousFreedom @USCIRF #uscirf
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