Katrina Lantos Swett: “I think that it is a very flimsy excuse for not funding technologies that enable vast numbers of people to access the…”

Religious freedom is a pivotal human right affirmed by our Nation and international treaties and obligations.

When you have societies that repress, oppress, persecute on the basis of sectarianism and religion, you create the seedbed for extremism...

We think that the application of sanctions directed at specific people implicated in human rights and religious freedom abuses is incredibly important.

I commend your focus on the continued deterioration of religious freedom conditions in Iran, most notably for Christians and other religious minorities.