When persecution is documented but not addressed, what comes next?

United States (MNN) — The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) issued its 2026 annual report on March 4, 2026, highlighting persecution hotspots around the world today. Yet a critical question remains: will the US government take that report and turn it into effective policies to help the persecuted? Todd Nettleton with The Voice of the Martyrs USA explains that USCIRF’s annual report was meant to be “step one” in a process established by the International Religio