Thursday, April 29, 2010, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
National Press Club, First Amendment Room

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) will release its eleventh annual report on nations committing egregious violations of religious freedom on April 29.

At the event, Commissioners will detail abuse in 28 nations, many of which are at the top of U.S. foreign policy agenda, including Afghanistan, Burma, China, Cuba, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Venezuela, and Vietnam. Commissioners will also provide recommendations to the Obama Administration, the U.S. State Department and members of Congress regarding ways in which U.S. policy can promote human rights and religious freedom in nations USCIRF identifies as the world’s most severe religious rights abusers. The event will be live-streamed over the Internet at –

http://www.visualwebcaster.com/Religious-Freedom

USCIRF is a bipartisan Federal Commission, whose Commissioners are appointed by the President of the United States and the Senate and House of Representatives.

RSVP: Tom Carter, Communications Director at tcarter@uscirf.gov This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or (202) 523-3257.