November 9, 2005

The U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC, released on November 8, 2005 its annual International Religious Freedom Report. The report was presented to the U.S. Congress and is required by law. It describes the status of religious freedom in each of the 195 countries around the world.

The individual report on Romania states that in general, the Romanian government respects the right of freedom of religion and relations among different religious groups are amicable. In addition to other positive steps, the report specifically notes the commemoration of Romania's annual Holocaust Remembrance Day and initial steps taken to introduce the issue of the Holocaust in school curricula.

Among the continued challenges highlighted in the report on Romania are the slow progress towards the return of religious properties seized during the communist period, including those of the Greek Catholic Church; the differentiation of so-called recognized and unrecognized religions; and the difficulties faced by some minority religions in proselytizing and carrying out their religious activities.

The report covers the period from July 2004 to July 2005.

The individual report for Romania can viewed in English and Romanian at the U.S. Embassy website at http://bucharest.usembassy.gov/US_Policy/2005_Reports.html

The full International Religious Freedom report can be viewed on the Department of State website athttp://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/.

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9 Noiembrie 2005

Departamentul de Stat al S.U.A. a publicat, in data de 8 noiembrie 2005, Raportul International Anual referitor la Libertatea de Religie. Raportul, prevazut de lege, a fost prezentat Congresului Statelor Unite. Acesta descrie statutul libertatii de religie in fiecare dintre cele 195 de state din intreaga lume.

Din raportul invidual referitor la Romania reiese ca, in general, Guvernul Romaniei respecta dreptul la libertatea de religie, iar relatiile dintre diferitele grupuri religioase sunt amiabile. Pe langa alte masuri pozitive in acest sens, raportul mentioneaza, in mod specific, marcarea Zilei Nationale de Comemorare a Holocaustului, precum si masurile initiale intreprinse pentru introducerea problematicii Holocaustului in programa scolara.

Printre aspectele deficitare mentionate in acest raport se numara progresul lent inregistrat in cazul retrocedarii proprietatilor bisericesti confiscate in timpul regimului communist, inclusiv cele care apartin Bisericii Greco-Catolice, diferentierea intre religiile recunoscute oficial si cele nerecunoscute oficial, precum si obstacolele cu care unele grupuri religioase minoritare continua sa se confrunte in ceea ce priveste prozelitismul si desfasurarea activitatilor lor religioase.

Raportul acopera perioada iulie 2004-iulie 2005.

Raportul individual pentru Romania poate fi consultat, atat in limba engleza, cat si in limba romana, pe site-ul Ambasadei S.U.A., la http://bucharest.usembassy.gov/US_Policy/2005_Reports.html

Intregul continut al Raportului International privind Libertatea de Religie este disponibil pe site-ul Departamentului de Stat, la http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/

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