International Institute for Religious Freedom

Religious Freedom for Indigenous Communities in Latin America

This report is a reprint from: Petri, D. P; Flores Chiscul, T., Klocek, J., Muga Gonzáles, R., and Bordón Lugo, M. (2023).

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Policymakers, practitioners, and scholars have shown increased concern for religious freedom violations against Indigenous communities in Latin America over the past decade. Despite this growing attention, however, the systematic cataloging of the legal frameworks aimed at protecting these groups across the region, the enforcement of these provisions, and information about the number and types of violations remains limited.