International Religious Freedom Act of 1998

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The International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 is a U.S. federal law that institutionalizes the promotion and protection of religious freedom worldwide as a core objective of American foreign policy.

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instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
human rights legislation ⓘ
abbreviation IRFA ⓘ
appliesTo foreign countries ⓘ
authorizes diplomatic measures to promote religious freedom ⓘ
economic measures in response to severe violations of religious freedom ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 22 of the United States Code ⓘ
coreObjective institutionalize promotion and protection of religious freedom worldwide in U.S. foreign policy ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
creates Country of Particular Concern designation for religious freedom violations ⓘ
dateEnacted 1998-10-27 ⓘ
defines violations of religious freedom ⓘ
enactedBy 105th United States Congress ⓘ
establishes Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom ⓘ
Office of International Religious Freedom ⓘ
Special Adviser on International Religious Freedom within the National Security Council ⓘ
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom ⓘ
focusesOn freedom of thought, conscience, and religion ⓘ
governmentBranchImplementing Executive Office of the President of the United States ⓘ
United States Department of State ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
linkedTo U.S. Department of State Office of International Religious Freedom ⓘ
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom ⓘ
policyArea foreign relations of the United States ⓘ
international human rights ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 105-292 ⓘ
purpose to condemn violations of religious freedom ⓘ
to promote and assist other governments in protecting religious freedom ⓘ
to promote religious freedom as a core objective of United States foreign policy ⓘ
relatedTo U.S. human rights reports ⓘ
U.S. sanctions policy ⓘ
requires annual U.S. Department of State report on international religious freedom ⓘ
presidential actions in response to particularly severe violations of religious freedom ⓘ
shortName IRFA ⓘ
signedBy Bill Clinton ⓘ
signingPresident Bill Clinton ⓘ
sponsorChamber United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
subjectMatter United States foreign policy ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
religious freedom ⓘ
title International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ⓘ
typeOfSanctionsFramework graduated response to religious freedom violations ⓘ
yearEnacted 1998 ⓘ

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International Religious Freedom Report → basedOn → International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ⓘ
International Religious Freedom Report → legalBasis → International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ⓘ
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 → title → International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ⓘ
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom → legalBasis → International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ⓘ
Special Watch List for religious freedom → relatedTo → International Religious Freedom Act ⓘ
linked to: International Religious Freedom Act of 1998
Office of International Religious Freedom → legalBasis → International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ⓘ
Office of International Religious Freedom → establishedBy → International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ⓘ
IRFA → fullName → International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ⓘ
Public Law 105-292 → officialName → International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ⓘ
Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom → legalBasis → International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ⓘ
Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom → createdBy → International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ⓘ