This report comes from a hearing of the Committee on Foreign Affairs for the U.S. House of Representatives and examines the worldwide persecution of Christians. Witnesses include The Honorable Elliott Abrams, Commissioner, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, Mr. John Allen, Associate Editor, The Boston Globe, Ms. Tehmina Arora, Attorney, Alliance Defending Freedom-India, Mr. Benedict Rogers, Team Leader for East Asia, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Mr. Jorge Lee Galindo, Director, Impulso 18, Khataza Gondwe, Ph.D., Team Leader for Africa and the Middle East, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, and Briefer, His Excellency, the Most Reverend Francis A. Chullikatt, Permanent Observer, The Holy See Mission at the United Nations.