Next week, from June 28 to June 30, the second annual International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit will be held in Washington, DC. The IRF Summit brings together a diverse coalition of NGOs and individuals from all over the world committed to the fundamental right to freedom of religion or belief and aims to increase public awareness and political support for the international religious freedom movement.

Former Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback, co-chair of the IRF Summit, joins us today to preview this year’s activities and the Summit’s importance for promoting freedom of religion or belief.

Check out the IRF Summit website

With Contributions from:

Dwight Bashir, Director of Outreach and Policy, USCIRF

Kirsten Lavery, Supervisory Policy Analyst, USCIRF

Dylan Schexnaydre, Victims List and Outreach Specialist, USCIRF