ICC Press Releases

Sen. Dick Durbin has released his call back on USCIRF only to add an amendment which would gut the commission of its most experienced commissioners. The timing of the amendment, just days before the extinction of USICRF and the winter congressional recess gives lawmakers little choice but to accept Durbin's amendment or accept the end of the commission.

 “The loss of the U.S Commission on International Freedom is a blow to the cause of religious freedom worldwide. At a time when reports of violent attacks against religious minorities occur almost daily, the United States can ill afford to silence one of the greatest voices speaking out against such intolerance. Nothing less than our international reputation as the champion of religious freedom and human rights is at stake, and the thought that a single senator may compromise that reputation is disturbing, to say the least.”