Smith Introduces Bipartisan Resolution Calling On Biden Administration To Redesignate Nigeria As Country That Violates Religious Freedom
February 01, 2023
February 01, 2023
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 31, 2023:
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, today introduced a bipartisan resolution calling on the Biden Administration to add Nigeria to the State Department's annual list of countries that violate religious freedom--known as Countries of Particular Concern (CPC)--and appoint a Special Envoy to Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region to monitor a . . .
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, today introduced a bipartisan resolution calling on the Biden Administration to add Nigeria to the State Department's annual list of countries that violate religious freedom--known as Countries of Particular Concern (CPC)--and appoint a Special Envoy to Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region to monitor a . . .