European Parliament Intergroup on Freedom of Religion Annual Report 2014

The European Parliament Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Religious Tolerance published their 2014 Annual Report on the State of Freedom of Religion or Belief in the World.

Table of contents

1. About the Intergroup 7
2. Foreword 9
3. Introduction 11
4. Report Content and Methodology 13
5. The State of Freedom of Religion or Belief  15
   1. The Americas 16
   2. Summary and conclusions 18
   3. The Middle East and North Africa 19
   4. Summary and conclusions  28
   5. Sub-Saharan Africa 30
   6. Summary and conclusions  36
   7. Asia and Oceania  37
   8. Non-EU Europe  46
6. Highlight: Violence against places of worship and holy places 49
7. Freedom of religion or belief in EU foreign policy 53
   1. The European Parliament 56
   2. Institutional recommendations 58
   3. Country-specific recommendations 60
8. We have a dream 66