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U.S.
designates Pakistan and China as countries of particular concerfor religious
freedom violation
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The US selected several nations, as well
as Pakistan, China, Iran, North Korea and Myanmar, as countries of specific concern
for violation of spiritual freedom.
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US conjointly declared to position
Algeria, Comoros, Cuba, and Nicaragua on a Special Watch List for governments
that have engaged in or tolerated “severe violations of spiritual freedom.
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The U.S. also designated al-Shabaab,
Boko Haram, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the Houthis, ISIS, ISIS-Greater Sahara,
ISIS-West africa, JamaatNasr al-Islam walMuslimin and also the Taliban as
‘Entities of specific Concern’.
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Country of particular Concern (CPC):
Designation of the CPC is that the top tier recommendation by the United States
Commission on International spiritual Freedom (USCIRF) once it comes to
violation of international spiritual freedom.
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It is followed by Special Watch List
Countries for severe violations.
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This is in line with the International
religious Freedom Act of 1998 that was passed to market spiritual freedom as a
foreign policy of the U.S.
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The Act aims to promote larger religious
freedom in countries that have interaction in or tolerate violations of
spiritual freedom, and to advocate on the behalf of people persecuted for his
or her religious beliefs and activities in foreign countries.
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Nations on the CPC list for engaging in
or tolerating systematic, ongoing, egregious violations of spiritual freedom.
Special Watch List: Governments that have engaged in or tolerated “severe
violations of spiritual freedom” are included during this list.
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