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Witness urges U.S. to reimpose "country of particular concern" designation for Sudan, calls for humanitarian access
Summary
An unidentified witness, president of the Family Research Council and former USCIRF commissioner, told lawmakers Sudan has backslid on religious freedom and urged reimposing a CPC designation under the International Religious Freedom Act and securing unimpeded humanitarian access to besieged regions.
An unidentified witness, president of the Family Research Council and former commissioner on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, told members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs that Sudan has ‘‘reverted to conditions’’ warranting renewed U.S. action on religious freedom and human rights.
"Foremost among those is religious freedom," the witness said, citing the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 and research linking protections for religion to greater social stability. The witness said reforms after Sudan's 2019 transition briefly led to removal from the U.S. list of Countries of Particular Concern, but that those gains have since collapsed.
Drawing on a 2020 visit to Sudan and…
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