Protecting religious liberty around the world has become more challenging in the last year, advocates said this week ahead of Tuesday’s convening of the second International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington.
The recent massacres of Christians in Nigeria, China’s genocide against Uyghur Muslims coupled with Burma’s crimes against its Rohingya Muslim minority, and the continuing threat of antisemitism in Europe are just a few of the global challenges on the agenda for the gathering of religious leaders.
Organizers and key participants in the independent event say the climate for protecting believers globally is at once more difficult and more hopeful than in recent years.