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2000 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor U.S. Department of State, September 5, 2000

The Annual Report to Congress on International Religious Freedom describes the status of religious freedom in each foreign country, and government policies violating religious belief and practices of groups, religious denominations and individuals, and U.S. policies to promote religious freedom around the world. It is submitted in compliance with P.L. 105-292 (105th Congress) and is cited as the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. Annual Report Table of Contents -- [HTML Format] Official Texts 09/05/00: Harold Hongju Koh and Robert A. Seiple, On-the-Record Briefing, Foreign Press Center, New York City (Release of the 2000 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom) 09/05/00: Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright, Remarks, Foreign Press Center, New York City (Release of 2000 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom) 09/04/00: Revised Notice to the Press: Change of Time and Venue for Briefing on the 2000 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom [end of document] International Religious Freedom | Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor | Department of State |