Shelby Friedman
Annual Religious Freedom Report Calls on the Administration to Act
Each year, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a federal government commission, publishes a report detailing the state of religious freedom around the world and highlighting particularly egregious violations. This year’s report
Pride Month: LGBTQ Rights are Human Rights
Each June, we observe Pride Month and take time to celebrate the many important victories won for LGBTQ people in the United States. We also reflect on the long road to winning those battles, and the ongoing fights for nationwide employment protection
We Remember, We Educate, We Pledge “Never Again”
On April 25, Representative Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania introduced a resolution, H. Res. 276, to support education about the Holocaust in public schools across the country. Eight states already have laws on the books that mandate Holocaust education in
Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act Passes Out of House and Heads to Senate
On May 17, the House of Representatives passed the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act (H.R. 1677) on a voice vote. If enacted, this bill would provide for the future investigation into possible war crimes committed in the Syrian civil war, which began in
U.S. Offers Life-Saving Funding for Famine Relief
Due to a deadly combination of war and drought, almost 20 million people in four countries have been facing the possibility of devastating famines in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and northern Nigeria. Famines are unusual, with specific metrics defining the