A group of human rights watchdogs has petitioned President Joe Biden to reinstate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern regarding severe violations of human rights within its borders. Although the State Department assigned that designation to Nigeria a year ago, it was rescinded shortly before Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit there on Nov. 18. The Family Research Council and 11 other nonprofits have implored the White House to reverse itself, in view of a worsening situation for Christians as well as vulnerable Muslims in Africa’s most populous country. “We urgently request that the Biden administration redesignate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) on religious freedom,” according to the letter sent to the White House on Dec. 7. “For years, the Nigerian government has done virtually nothing to stop this violence,” the letter says. “In order for Nigeria to have been removed from the key list of Countries of …
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