Persecution International Christian Concern circulated a letter regarding the recent release of the United States Department of State's Countries of Particular Concern (CPC) list and the Special Watch List (SWL) disregarding and excluding Nigeria and India. 
 
Nigeria and India have been rocked by alarming instances of religious violence and persecution. Pursuant to the International Religious Freedom Act, both countries meet the statutory definition of “engaging in or tolerating particularly severe violations of religious freedom” to be designated as CPC.1 They should be designated as such.

TO INFORM YOUR DECISION:

• UNCHECKED: The Rise of Hindu Nationalism, Legal Repression, and MOB Violence in the World's Largest Democracy

• Union of Catholic Asian News - India's Most Populous State Tops in Persecuting Christians

• Intersociety Rule of Law - 5,068 Citizens Massacred for Being Christians in Nigeria; 1,041 Slaughtered in First 100 Days of 2023

• Georgetown Journal of International Affairs -  Gender and Terror: Boko Haram and the Abuse of Women in Nigeria