US President Joe Biden is facing demands from human rights groups to formally recognise the religious persecution of Christians in Nigeria.
Fifteen faith-based religious freedom groups have joined forces with 32 leading global human rights advocates in calling for the Biden administration to re-designate the African nation as a “Country of Particular Concern”.
An open letter signed by the coalition – which includes Lord Alton of Liverpool and Baroness Cox - highlighted the ongoing violence, killing and displacement of Christians in Nigeria by armed Muslim groups.
