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Bishops' Pre-2011 Advocacy Activity on Religious Liberty

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Bishops' Pre-2011 Advocacy Activity on Religious Liberty
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  3. Bishops' Pre-2011 Advocacy Activity on Religious Liberty
  • Letter to Assistant Secretary Posner on Protecting Human Rights and Religious Freedom
    Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, December 30, 2010
  • Letter to Pakistani Ambassador on Protecting Human Rights and Religious Freedom
    Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, December 30, 2010
  • Letter to President Obama on Protection of Iraqi Christians
    Francis Cardinal George, OMI, November 9, 2010
  • Statement on Anti-Muslim Prejudice
    Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, Bishop William F. Murphy, Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, September 9, 2010
  • Letter to Assistant Secretary of State Blake on Violence Against Christians in Bangladesh
    Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, May 12, 2010
  • Letter to Secretary Clinton on Importance of Religious Freedom
    Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, March 1, 2010
  • Background on Violence Against Women
    February 2010
  • Letter to Assistant Secretary of State Campbell on Human Rights
    Bishop Howard J Hubbard, September 17, 2009
  • Backgrounder on Violence Against Women
    February 2009
  • Action Alert - Support an End to Torture
    January 15, 2009
  • Coalition Letter to President-Elect Obama on Torture
    Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, January 9, 2009
  • Coalition Letter to President Bush on Violence against Christians in India
    November 7, 2008
  • Letter to Assistant Secretary of State Boucher on Violence Against Christians in India
    Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, September 29, 2008
  • Letter to Cardinal Varkey Vithayathil on Violence Against Christians in India
    Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, September 19, 2008
  • Support for Presidental Executive Order banning Torture
    Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, June 25, 2008
  • Letter to Assistant Secretary of State Hill on Tibet
    Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, April 3, 2008
  • Letter to President Bush on Torture, Cardinal Francis George, OMI
    March 5, 2008
  • Action Alert: Anti-torture Legislation
    February 28, 2008
  • Action Alert: Expand the Ban on Torture
    February 07, 2008
  • Background on Religious Liberty
    February 2008
  • Letter to Senate Expanding Ban on Torture
    Bishop Thomas Wenski, January 30, 2008
  • Letter on Torture to Senate
    Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, December 17, 2007
  • Bishops Protest Amnesty International's Change in Abortion Policy
    August 23, 2007
  • ACTION ALERT: Urge Amnesty International to Rescind its New Abortion Policy
    July 2, 2007
  • A Plea to Amnesty International Members
    Bishop William S. Sklystad, July 2, 2007
  • A Plea for Solidarity with Religious Minorities in Iraq
    Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, June 25, 2007
  • Background on Religious Liberty
    February 2007
  • Letter to Representative Smith on the 2006 Annual Report on Religious Freedom
    Bishop Thomas Wenski, December 20, 2006
  • Letter to Secretary Rice on Religious Minorities in Iraq
    Bishop Thomas Wenski, October 26, 2006
  • Torture is a Moral Issue
    October 23, 2006
  • Letter to House Representatives on Amending the War Crimes Act
    Bishop Thomas Wenski, September 19, 2006
  • Letter to Senate on Proposed Legislation to Create Military Commissions and to Amend the War Crimes Act
    Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, September 15, 2006
  • Letter to Amnesty International on Proposal to Abandon the Organization's Traditional Neutral Stance on Abortion
    Bishop William S. Skylstad, September 12, 2006
  • Letter to Ambassador Schwab on Trade Relationship Between the United States and Vietnam
    Bishop Thomas Wenski, August 24, 2006
  • Letter to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on Ethical Standards in Treatment of Detainees
    Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, June 16, 2006
  • Backgrounder on Religious Liberty
    April 2006
  • Testimony for the Hearing on the 2005 Human Rights Report of the U.S. Department of State
    Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, March 16, 2006
  • Backgrounder on Religious Liberty
    February 2006
  • Toward a Responsible Transition in Iraq / Spanish
    Bishop Thomas G. Wenski, January 12, 2006
  • Testimony for Hearing on the 2005 International Religious Freedom Report of the U.S. Department of State
    Bishop Ricardo Ramirez, November 15, 2005
  • Letter to Senate on Prohibition on Torture
    Bishop John H. Ricard, October 4, 2005
  • Background on Religious Liberty
    October 2005
  • Letter to Representative Kolbe
    September 2005
  • Background on Religious Liberty
    June 2005
  • Background on Religious Liberty
    February 2005
  • Background on Religious Liberty
    February 2004
  • Letter to Chairman Young and Kolbe on Religious Freedom in Georgia
    Bishop John H. Ricard, October 27, 2003
  • Background on Religious Liberty
    February 2003
  • Background on Religious Liberty
    February 2002
  • Background on Religious Liberty
    February 2001
  • Statement on the 35th Anniversary of the Declaration on Religious Freedom
    Cardinal Bernard Law, December 8, 2000
  • Backgrounder on Religious Liberty
    October 2000
  • Letter to Indonesian Ambassador on Violence Against Christians
    Cardinal Bernard Law, June 30, 2000
  • Backgrounder on Religious Liberty
    February 2000
  • Statement on Peace Reconciliation and Religious Freedom in Vietnam
    Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza, November 24, 1999
  • Statement on State Department Report on International Religious Freedom
    September 20, 1999
  • Remarks on the Final Report of the Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Religious Freedom Abroad
    May 1999
  • Remarks on the Final Report of the Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Religious Freedom Abroad
    Most Reverend Ricardo Ramirez, May 1999
  • Letter to Indian Ambassador on Violence Against Christians
    February 22, 1999
  • Statement on the 50th Anniversary - Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
    December 8, 1998
  • Letter to Secretary Albright on Religious Freedom
    December 2, 1998
  • Letter to Secretary Albright on Religious Freedom
    June 15, 1998
  • Backgrounder on Religious Liberty
    February 1998
  • Testimony for a Hearing on Religious Intolerance in Europe Today
    Fr. Drew Christiansen, September 18, 1997
  • Written Testimony, The Freedom from Religious Persecution Act of 1997
    Fr. Drew Christiansen, September 10, 1997
  • Letter to Assistant Secretary Shattuck on State Department Report on Religious Freedom
    July 22, 1997
  • Press Release on Religion and Conflict Resolution Meeting
    June 12, 1997
  • Remarks at Interfaith Gathering for Religious Freedom in Tibet
    Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, April 24, 1997
  • Statement on Religious Freedom Today
    March 31, 1997
  • Testimony on Human Rights and MFN for China
    Bishop Daniel P. Reilly, June 18, 1996
  • Written Testimony, Responses to Religious Persecution
    February 15, 1996
  • Testimony on Religious Liberty as a Human Right
    Rev. J. Bryan Hehir, February 25, 1981

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