Annual Report on International Religious Freedom, 2004

S. Prt. 108-59. Joint Committee Print. November 2004. Report submitted by the Department of State in accordance with Section 102 of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. Provides information on matters involving international religious freedom. Covers events from July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004. 108th Congress, 2d Session.

FOREWORD
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PREFACE
NTRODUCTION
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
REPORT ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM 2004 COUNTRY INDEX
Africa: Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of
Cote d’Ivoire
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
The Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya  
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar  
Malawi  
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal  
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Africa—Continued Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
East Asia and the Pacific: Australia
Brunei
Burma
Cambodia
China (includes Taiwan only) China (includes Hong Kong, Macau, and Tibet)
Hong Kong
Tibet
East Timor
Fiji
Indonesia
Japan
Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of
 Korea, Republic of
Laos
Malaysia
Marshall Islands  Micronesia, Federated States of Mongolia
Nauru
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New Guinea Philippines
Samoa
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Thailand
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Vietnam
Europe and Eurasia: Albania Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France  
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Europe and Eurasia—Continued Kazakhstan
Kyrgyz Republic
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Netherlands, The
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland  
Tajikistan
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Uzbekistan
Near East and North Africa: Algeria
Bahrain
Egypt
Iran
Israel and the Occupied Territories
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Morocco
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Tunisia
United Arab Emirates
Western Sahara
Yemen
South Asia:
Afghanistan Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Western Hemisphere: Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Western Hemisphere—Continued Canada
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
St. Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguay
Venezuela
APPENDICES
A. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
B. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and The Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief
C. Training at the Foreign Service Institute Related to the International Religious Freedom Act
D. Department of Homeland Security and the International Religious Freedom Act
E. Overview of U.S. Refugee Policy

This report is printed to assist members of Congress in the consideration of legislation, particularly foreign assistance legislation.