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...
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...
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...
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...
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...