Biden administration criticized for omitting Nigeria from religious persecution watchlist

[ad_1] Source A map of Nigeria. / Credit: SevenMaps/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 28, 2024 / 18:50 pm (CNA). Religious freedom activists are criticizing the Biden State Department for continuing to leave Nigeria off its “countries of particular concern” (CPC) watchlist, despite the department’s own report highlighting the violent persecution of Christians in the country.One expert said that Nigeria’s exclusion reveals a “troubling inconsistency” in the State Department’s policy toward religious freedom.The 2023 Report on International Religious Freedom, released by the State Department on Wednesday,…