aid: us-commission-on-international-religious-freedom url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-commission-on-international-religious-freedom/refs/heads/main/apis.yml apis: - aid: >- us-commission-on-international-religious-freedom:us-commission-on-international-religious-freedom name: US Commission on International Religious Freedom tags: - Federal Government - Religious Freedom - International Human Rights humanURL: https://www.uscirf.gov/ properties: - url: https://www.uscirf.gov/ type: Documentation - url: https://www.uscirf.gov/annual-reports type: DataAPI title: Annual Reports Archive - url: https://www.uscirf.gov/countries/2026-annual-report type: DataAPI title: 2026 Annual Report Country Assessments - url: https://www.uscirf.gov/countries/2026-recommendations type: DataAPI title: 2026 Country Recommendations - url: https://www.uscirf.gov/publications type: DataAPI title: Publications and Research - url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-commission-on-international-religious-freedom/refs/heads/main/json-schema/uscirf-country-assessment-schema.json type: JSONSchema title: Country Assessment Schema - url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-commission-on-international-religious-freedom/refs/heads/main/json-schema/uscirf-annual-report-schema.json type: JSONSchema title: Annual Report Schema - url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-commission-on-international-religious-freedom/refs/heads/main/json-schema/uscirf-policy-recommendation-schema.json type: JSONSchema title: Policy Recommendation Schema description: >- The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is an independent, bipartisan federal government commission created by the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 that monitors religious freedom violations abroad and makes policy recommendations to the President, Secretary of State, and Congress. USCIRF designates Countries of Particular Concern (CPCs), Special Watch List (SWL) countries, and Entities of Particular Concern (EPCs) based on systematic, ongoing, egregious violations of religious freedom. name: US Commission on International Religious Freedom tags: - Federal Government - Religious Freedom - International Human Rights - Foreign Policy type: Index image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg access: 3rd-Party created: '2024-12-25' modified: '2026-05-03' position: Consumer description: >- The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is an independent, bipartisan federal government commission created by the International Religious Freedom Act (IRFA) of 1998. USCIRF monitors the universal right to freedom of religion or belief abroad, reviews the facts and circumstances of violations of religious freedom internationally, and makes policy recommendations to the President, Secretary of State, and Congress. The Commission publishes an annual report designating Countries of Particular Concern (CPCs) and Special Watch List (SWL) countries, and recommends Entities of Particular Concern (EPCs) among non-state actors. common: - type: Website url: https://www.uscirf.gov/ - type: Documentation url: https://www.uscirf.gov/publications title: Publications - type: Documentation url: https://www.uscirf.gov/annual-reports title: Annual Reports Archive - type: Contact url: https://www.uscirf.gov/about-uscirf/contact-us title: Contact USCIRF - type: TermsOfService url: https://www.uscirf.gov/privacy-policy title: Privacy Policy - type: Features data: - name: Annual Report description: >- Comprehensive annual report documenting religious freedom conditions in countries worldwide, with CPC and SWL designations and policy recommendations to the U.S. government. - name: Countries of Particular Concern Designations description: >- Formal designation recommendations for countries that engage in or tolerate particularly severe violations of religious freedom, used to guide U.S. foreign policy. - name: Special Watch List description: >- Countries that do not meet the CPC threshold but require close monitoring due to severe violations of religious freedom. - name: Entities of Particular Concern description: >- Non-state actor designations for groups that engage in particularly severe violations of religious freedom abroad. - name: Country Reports and Fact Sheets description: >- Detailed country-by-country assessments of religious freedom conditions, minority group situations, and government treatment of religious communities. - name: Policy Briefs and Recommendations description: >- Targeted policy recommendations on specific issues, countries, or legislation for the President, Secretary of State, and Congress. - type: UseCases data: - name: Foreign Policy Analysis description: >- Using USCIRF designations and reports to understand U.S. government positions on international religious freedom and foreign policy priorities. - name: Country Risk Assessment description: >- Assessing religious freedom risks in specific countries using CPC, SWL, and country report data for diplomatic, humanitarian, or business purposes. - name: Human Rights Research description: >- Academic and advocacy research on international religious freedom conditions, trends, and the effectiveness of U.S. policy interventions. - name: Refugee and Asylum Applications description: >- Using USCIRF country assessments as supporting documentation for asylum claims and refugee status determinations involving religious persecution. - name: Congressional and Policy Advocacy description: >- Informing legislative advocacy and policy development using USCIRF recommendations and findings on specific countries or religious freedom issues. - type: Vocabulary url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-commission-on-international-religious-freedom/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/us-commission-on-international-religious-freedom-vocabulary.yml title: USCIRF Vocabulary - type: JSONLD url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/us-commission-on-international-religious-freedom/refs/heads/main/json-ld/us-commission-on-international-religious-freedom-context.jsonld title: USCIRF JSON-LD Context - type: Integrations data: - name: U.S. Department of State description: >- USCIRF works with the State Department's Office of International Religious Freedom, and State uses USCIRF recommendations for CPC and SWL designations. - name: U.S. Congress description: >- USCIRF reports directly to Congress, submitting annual and special reports with legislative recommendations. maintainers: - FN: Kin Lane email: kin@apievangelist.com specificationVersion: '0.19'