Annual Report, International Religious Freedom: Report Submitted to the Committee on International Relations, U.S. House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate by the Department of State, in Accordance with Section 102 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998U.S. Government Printing Office, 2002 |
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abducted or illegally allow such citizens approximately Baha'i Faith Buddhist Cao Dai Catholic Church Christian Constitution provides contributed to reli DEMOGRAPHY The country dialog and policy discusses religious freedom ethnic evangelical faiths Falun Gong forced religious conversion free practice FREEDOM Legal/Policy Framework freedom of religion gious freedom Government discusses religious Government generally respects Hoa Hao including of minor Islamic Jehovah's Witnesses Ministry minor U.S. citi mosques Muslim Orthodox Church overall dialog Pentecostal percent period covered policy of promoting POLICY The U.S. population promoting human rights Protestant provides for freedom relationship among religions religions in society RELIGIOUS DEMOGRAPHY religious freedom issues RELIGIOUS FREEDOM Legal/Policy religious groups religious organizations reports of forced respect for religious respects this right Restrictions on Religious right in practice Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Church Russian Orthodox Church schools SECTION Shari'a SOCIETAL ATTITUDES square miles STATUS OF RELIGIOUS U.S. Government discusses U.S. GOVERNMENT POLICY Unification Church
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Page 133 - To help maintain religious harmony, the Constitution reserves the right of the Government to intervene in religious matters "for the purpose of protecting the rights and freedoms of other persons," including the right to observe and practice any religion "without the unsolicited intervention of members of any other religion.
Page 483 - Embassy officers have played an active role in assisting in restitution cases involving US citizens and have assisted the Government in its attempts to become a member of the Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research and to initiate a liaison project on Holocaust education in cooperation with the Task Force. SLOVENIA
Page xix - disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind.
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Page 217 - Official religious organizations administer local Bible schools, 54 Catholic and Protestant seminaries, 9 institutes to train imams and Islamic scholars, and institutes to train Buddhist monks. Students who attend these institutes must demonstrate "political reliability," and all graduates must pass an examination on their theological and political knowledge to qualify for the clergy. The Government
Page 552 - According to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States, since 1979 more than 200 Baha'is have been killed and 15 have disappeared and are presumed dead. The Government continued to imprison and detain Baha'is based on their religious beliefs.
Page 104 - Few non-Muslim university graduates found government jobs. Some non-Muslim businessmen complained of petty harassment and discrimination in the awarding of government contracts and trade licenses. There also were reports that Muslims received preferential treatment for the limited services provided by the Government, including access to medical care.
Page 107 - the Secretary of State designated Sudan a country of particular concern under the International Religious Freedom Act for particularly severe violations of religious freedom. SWAZILAND There are no formal constitutional provisions for freedom of religion; however, the Government
Page 66 - SOCIETAL ATTITUDES Some tensions exist between the major religious communities. The law prohibits religious discrimination; however, Islamic leaders complained of societal discrimination against Muslims. The private sector in urban areas, particularly in the capital, gives preference to Christianity in civic ceremonies and observances, and discrimination against followers of other organized religions