Argentina Religion
Uruguay (03/05)
Religions: Roman Catholic 52%, Protestant and other Christian 16%, Jewish 2%, non-professing or other 30%. ... Uruguayans share a Spanish linguistic and cultural background, even though about one-quarter of the population is of Italian origin. Most are nominally Roman Catholic although the majority of Uruguayans do not actively practice a religion. Church and state are officially separated. ... [Read More]
U.S. Department of State - Washington Hyper File
(Asks nation to renew commitment to freedom of religion) (780) ... [Read More]
Immigrant Visas FAQ
(2) The objection is based on religious beliefs or moral convictions (whether or not as a member of a recognized religion); and ... (3) The religious belief or moral conviction (whether or not as part of a recognized religion) is sincere. ... [Read More]
Argentina
The Constitution and law provide for equal treatment for all citizens, and the law provides for prison terms of up to 3 years for discrimination based on race, religion, nationality, ideology, political opinion, sex, economic position, social class, or physical characteristics. ... c. Freedom of Religion ... Section 5 Discrimination Based on Race, Sex, Religion, Disability, Language, or Social Status ... [Read More]
Argentina
The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respected this right in practice. The Constitution states that the Federal Government "sustains the apostolic Roman Catholic faith," and the Government provided the Catholic Church with a variety of subsidies. Other religious faiths were practiced freely. ... c. Freedom of Religion ... [Read More]
U.S. Department of State - Washington Hyper File
(Secretary Baker, homeland security/threat level, Israel, road map, Vice President medical records, Libya, India/Pakistan, Argentina, religion, Ambassador Bremer) (5850) ... [Read More]
Argentina
There was no information on the status of investigations into the March 2001 delivery of a hand grenade and note to Carlos Abrehu, editor of La Gaceta of Tucuman, or of the shots fired into the homes of radio journalists Edgardo Soto in Santa Rosa and Martin Oeschger in Santa Fe's Capitan Bermudez in February and June 2001, respectively. In June 2001, the Special Rapporteur for the U.N. Commission on Human Rights visited the Province of Santiago del Estero where daily El Liberal's reproduction of an insulting headline brought an onerous legal challenge by the Women's Branch of the Peronist Party. In his report released on February 25, the Special Rapporteur stated that the right of freedom of opinion and expression was widely respected and realized in the country; however, in the case of Santiago del Estero Province, he expressed deep concern. He urged provincial authorities to find a peaceful settlement to the crisis in which the Government withhe ... [Read More]
International Religious Freedom Report 2002: Argentina
On January 16, 2002, U.N. Human Rights Commission Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Abdelfattah Amor, issued a report based on his April 2001 visit. The Special Rapporteur reported that the situation "in respect of freedom of religion or belief, which is also a reflection of State policy, is generally satisfactory." He also noted that all the religious communities consulted agreed that the situation was satisfactory regarding freedom of religion and freedom to manifest religion. He noted the De la Rua Government's active dialog and cooperation with religious communities, the establishment of an advisory council of clergy and laymen, and the drafting of a bill on freedom of religion. (Government support for the latter two items ended in early 2002.) Among the recommendations the Special Rapporteur offered were: to pursue efforts to establish firmly the principles of tolerance and nondiscrimination; to determine financial grants to communities of religion or belief on ... [Read More]
Argentina
The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice. The Constitution, however, states that the Federal Government "sustains the apostolic Roman Catholic faith" and the Government provides it some privileges not available to other religions or denominations. ... Government policy and practice contributed to the generally free practice of religion; however, the Government provides the Catholic Church with some subsidies not available to other religious groups. These subsidies are administered by the Secretariat of Worship. They were estimated at roughly $4 million this year, and have been described as compensation for expropriation of properties which belonged to Catholic institutions in the colonial era. ... [Read More]
Argentina
The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice. The Constitution states that the Federal Government "sustains the apostolic Roman Catholic faith" and provides it some privileges not available to other religions. There was no change in the status of respect for religious freedom during the period covered by this report. [Read More]
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