; the forced relocation and destruction of religious sites; violent attacks by mobs and the military; sexual violence and trafficking in persons; and an ongoing campaign of coerced conversion to Buddhism; Whereas according to the 21st Century Wilberforce Initiative, in Nigeria systemic discrimination and impunity has contributed to a 62-percent increase of Christians killings over the past 3 years, resulting in over 4,028 deaths and 200 church attacks, led in part by the Islamist terror group Boko Haram, Fulani militants, and others, resulting in mass dislocation and famine; Whereas the Eritrean Government continues to target Protestant Christians, including torturing religious prisoners, arbitrarily arresting and detaining Protestant Christians without charges, and banning public religious activities; Whereas apostasy and blasphemy laws are routinely used across the Middle East and North Africa to intimidate and punish minority faiths and those who would leave Islam; Whereas according to Human Rights Watch, in Pakistan Christians, Hindu, and Ahmadis are often targeted because of their religious identities by violent religious extremists; forced conversion and marriage of Christian and Hindu girls and young women into Islam remains a systemic problem; where blasphemy laws are often used as an excuse to settle personal scores or stir up religious animosity against marginalized religious minorities, resulting in a climate of fear and a chilling effect on religious expression; and whereas, according to the United States Commission for International Religious Freedom, there are more people serving on death row or serving life sentences for blasphemy in Pakistan than in any other country in the world