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Three of the 10 USCIRF commissioners, including Gary Bauer, Johnnie Lee, and Tenzin Dorjee, dissented with the panel’s recommendation on India as being ‘too harsh’ and that ended up placing the country alongside what they termed as “rogue nations” like China and North Korea. 1/n 
I must dissent from the decision of my fellow Commissioners to recommend India,the world's largest democracy,for designation as a 'country of particular concern', or CPC, placing India in a gallery of rogue nations in which it does not belong,Commissioner Gary L Bauer #USCIRF 2/n
India has previously described the comments by the USCIRF and a "few individuals" over violence in the national capital as "factually inaccurate, misleading" and an attempt to politicise the issue. firstpost.com/india/uscirf-n…
This is the first time since 2004 that #USCIRF recommends #India as a Country of Particular Concern #USCIRFAnnualReport2020 — Key findings on the thread below.
1. In 2018, religious freedom conditions in India continued a downward trend. India has a long history as a secular democ- racy where religious communities of every faith have thrived.
2. (Long) history of religious freedom has come under attack in recent years with the growth of exclusionary extremist narratives—including, at times, the government’s allowance and encouragement of mob violence against religious minorities +
