Congressional Commission Once Again Recommends Eritrea for CPC Designation 05/03/2021 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) issued a report in April of this year, recommending once again that the Department of State designate Eritrea a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) for its severe violations of religious freedom. USCIRF made the same recommendation in last year’s report. State followed the recommendation, announcing the designation in a December 2020 statement that condemned Eritrea for its “systematic, ongoing, egregious violations of religious freedom.” Burma, China, Iran, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan were also designated as CPCs in that announcement.