U.S. Department of State Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: El Salvador
The constitution provides for freedom of religion and states all persons are equal before the law. It prohibits discrimination based on religion.
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Cuba
The constitution contains written provisions for religious freedom and prohibitions against discrimination based on religious grounds;
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Haiti
Haiti’s 1987 constitution provides for the free exercise of all religions. Any religious group seeking official recognition must obtain it through a multistep registration process with the Bureau of Worship (BOW), a unit within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
The constitution provides for freedom of religion, including the freedom of individuals to change their religion.
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Honduras
The constitution provides for the free exercise of all religions.
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Grenada
The constitution protects freedom of conscience, including freedom of thought and religion.
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Guyana
The constitution provides for freedom of religion and worship, including the right to choose and change one’s religion.
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Costa Rica
The constitution recognizes Roman Catholicism as the state religion; the law requires the state to contribute to the Catholic Church’s maintenance.
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The constitution grants individuals the right to choose, practice, and change religions; it prohibits discrimination based on religion.
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Suriname
The constitution provides for freedom of religion. Both the constitution and the penal code prohibit discrimination based on religion. Any violation may be brought before a court of justice.
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Nicaragua
The constitution prohibits discrimination based on religion; provides for freedom of belief, religion, and worship; and states no one “shall be obligated by coercive measures to declare his or her ideology or beliefs.”
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Trinidad and Tobago
The constitution provides for freedom of conscience and religious belief and practice, including worship.
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Venezuela
(References to a “regime” or “Maduro regime” below are not intended to indicate that the United States considers such entity a government. In 2019, the Department of State announced the temporary suspension of operations of the U.S. Embassy in Caracas and the withdrawal of diplomatic personnel, and it subsequently announced the opening of the Venezuela Affairs Unit (VAU), located at the U.S. Embassy in Bogota, Colombia.)
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Colombia
The constitution provides for freedom of religion and the right to profess one’s religious beliefs.
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Uruguay
The constitution provides for freedom of religion and affirms the state does not endorse any specific religion. Legal statutes prohibit discrimination based on religion.
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Dominica
The constitution provides for freedom of religion, including freedom of thought, freedom to practice one’s religion, and freedom from taking oaths contrary to one’s beliefs.
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Antigua and Barbuda
The constitution provides for freedom of thought and religion, as well as the right to practice and change one’s religion or belief.
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Dominican Republic
The constitution provides for freedom of religion and belief.
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Guatemala
The constitution provides for freedom of religion, including freedom of worship and the free expression of all beliefs.
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2022 Report on International Religious Freedom: Panama
The constitution, laws, and executive decrees provide for freedom of religion and worship and prohibit discrimination based on religion.