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Paul Archuleta is the Deputy Director of Government Affairs and Foreign Policy Analyst at the American Center for Law & Justice. As a member of the Government Affairs team in the ACLJ's Washington, D.C. office, Paul focuses on international religious freedom, persecution of Christians abroad, and other relevant foreign policy issues.
Paul received a Bachelor of Science in Public Policy and a Masters in International Affairs from Penn State. During college he interned in the United States House of Representatives and in grad school interned at the United States Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute at the Army War College.
“We tried to escape to the woods, but they took my eldest son and beheaded him.” These are the horrifying words of a mother in Mozambique living under the terror of ISIS-affiliated groups in northern Mozambique. Since 2017 , ISIS-Mozambique has been carrying out violent attacks such as beheadings...
In an effort to give a voice to the voiceless and defend the persecuted, the ACLJ has taken action by shedding light on atrocities carried out around the world. Just recently, we delivered a critical presentation to the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on behalf of persecuted Christians in Nigeria...
We have long been advocating for the protection of Nigerian Christians who have been facing extreme persecution and violence at the hands of Boko Haram and the Fulani herdsmen. Now, the United States has officially designated Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) for its violations of...
The number of helpless Christians being murdered in Nigeria continues to rise at an alarming rate. This week the ACLJ took direct action in the fight to save them. We filed a critical written submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Switzerland through our European...
We have told you the tragic story of Leah Sharibu . Leah is a Christian schoolgirl who was kidnapped as a 14-year-old along with her fellow classmates in February of 2018. Despite the fact that most of her classmates have been released – five were killed – Leah remains imprisoned because she...
Through our European affiliate, the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ), we just filed a written submission before the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) expressing concern over China’s continuous attack on religious freedom. As we stated in our report: In January 2020, human rights...
As we have previously informed the United Nations, children in Nigeria experience threats of torture, kidnappings, and even death by radical Islamic groups on a regular basis. Through our European affiliate, the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ), we filed another written submission on...
Through our European affiliate, the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ), we filed a written submission before the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) detailing the spread of religiously motivated attacks against Christians around the world. As we explained to the U.N.: Unfortunately,
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