Groups Urge Blinken to Punish Nigeria Over Killings of Christians

The Biden administration is facing pressure from numerous human rights and religious groups for failing to designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern ("CPC") for the brutal killing of over 200 Christians last month. In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, two dozen interest groups, including Advancing American Freedom, Alliance Defending Freedom, the Hudson Institute, former Ambassador Sam Brownback and former defense and national security officials, scolded the State Department for its "refusal" to designate Nigeria as a CPC – calling the lack of action "unconscionable."