The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) published on Wednesday a new report which presents the countries with the worst religious persecution in the world. Among them is Nicaragua.
Based on this report, which is published annually, USCIRF makes recommendations to the Department of State on how best to advocate for religious freedom. The suggestions often translate into US sanctions against offending countries to pressure them to improve their religious tolerance.
This year, the countries topping the USCIRF list of the world’s most egregious violators of religious freedom were Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Burma, China, Cuba, Eritrea, India, Iran, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Vietnam.