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East Timor Info
[By
U.S Department of State,
Released on October 26, 2001]
International Religious Freedom Report
Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
During
the period covered by this report, East Timor was governed by the
United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET).
Elections for a constituent assembly charged with producing East
Timor's first constitution were scheduled for August 30, 2001; however,
by the end of the period covered by this report, the date of
independence remained uncertain. UNTAET regulations provide for freedom
of religion, and UNTAET generally respects this right in practice.
There
was no change in the status of religious freedom during the period
covered by this report, and UNTAET's policy continued to contribute to
the generally free practice of religion.
The
Catholic Church is the dominant religious institution in East Timor.
Attitudes toward the small Protestant and Muslim communities vary,
given the previous association of these groups with the occupying
Indonesian military forces. |
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