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USCIRF hears witnesses on NRC, CAA
Why is it in news?
- A week after Delhi’s riots, India and Myanmar were the subjects of discussion at a hearing in Washington organised by an independent bipartisan federal government commission, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
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- Panel of witness: The panel of witnesses consisted of Brown University Professor and author Ashutosh Varshney and Aman Wadud, a human rights lawyer from Assam. They spoke entirely on the Indian situation.
- Focus of hearing: The hearing focused on the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).
- India’s answer: India has asked world to refrain from making any unsubstantiated comments about the issue and India is doing all it can to restore normalcy in the national capital.
- More about USCIRF
(1) USCIRF claims to be an independent, bipartisan U.S. federal government commission, the first of its kind in the world, dedicated to defending the universal right to freedom of religion or belief abroad.
(2) Working: USCIRF reviews the facts and circumstances of religious freedom violations and makes policy recommendations to the President, the Secretary of State, and Congress.
(3) USCIRF Commissioners are appointed by the President and the Congressional leadership of both political parties in U.S.
Sources
The Hindu