Katrina Lantos Swett: “In clear terms, and no moral equivalence. None of this on the one hand and on the other hand.”

I do think a central part of the answer to that question is that human rights, religious freedom have to be elevated in the public discourse.

I want to once again reiterate how important it is that the issue of religious freedom not be cast as sort of a nice, feel good, sort of soft thing.

Because we, of all people, know what happens when religious extremism is exported as terrorism, USCIRF urges our Government to prioritize religious freedom not only as a core human right, but a vital part of any security-driven…

We are concerned that the designations that have been made in the past simply become... part of the wallpaper that nobody pays attention to.