Trump给尼日利亚贴上宗教自由侵犯者标签,引发对诉求和潜在制裁的争议。
Trump labels Nigeria a religious freedom violator, sparking dispute over claims and potential sanctions.
Trump根据《国际宗教自由法》将尼日利亚定为“特别关切的国家”,
Trump designated Nigeria a "Country of Particular Concern" under the International Religious Freedom Act, citing alleged severe religious freedom violations and claiming Christianity faces an "existential threat" due to violence by radical Islamist groups.
他呼吁国会调查并可能实施制裁,尽管尼日利亚政府对这些指控提出异议,但指出北部暴力的大多数受害者是穆斯林,攻击源于多种因素,包括种族冲突和土匪活动。
He called on Congress to investigate and potentially impose sanctions, though Nigeria’s government disputes the claims, noting most victims of violence in the north are Muslims and that attacks stem from multiple factors, including ethnic conflict and banditry.
该指认可能导致制裁,标志着美国政策的转变,并遵循了2020年先前的指认,其后于2023年取消。
The designation, which could lead to sanctions, marks a shift in U.S. policy and follows previous designations in 2020, later lifted in 2023.