SR 76 New Jersey Senate · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Urges United States Secretary of State to designate Nigeria as "Country of Particular Concern" and appoint Special Envoy.

This non-binding Senate Resolution (SR 76) urges the U.S. Secretary of State to restart Nigeria's designation as a "Country of Particular Concern" (CPC) under U.S. religious freedom law and appoint a Special Envoy for Nigeria and the Lake Chad region. It references Nigeria's 2020 CPC status (later removed in 2021-2022) and cites documented religious violence, including over 5,000 Christian deaths in 2022 and attacks on religious sites. The resolution does not create new law but formally requests U.S. diplomatic action to address ongoing religious freedom violations in Nigeria. It directly concerns U.S. foreign policy toward Nigeria and the Lake Chad region, focusing on religious persecution.
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Introduced Feb 15, 2024 Last action Feb 15, 2024
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