{"id":13122,"date":"2022-10-28T13:51:59","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T13:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=13122"},"modified":"2024-03-13T15:30:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T14:30:59","slug":"a-crisis-of-religious-freedom-in-latin-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/a-crisis-of-religious-freedom-in-latin-america","title":{"rendered":"A Crisis of Religious Freedom in Latin America"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13122\" class=\"elementor elementor-13122\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01f3c94 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01f3c94\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1cab19\" data-id=\"d1cab19\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc0b37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dc0b37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156854432 BCX9\">The <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156854432 BCX9\">Inter-American Commission on Human Rights holds first-ever hearing on religious freedom in Latin Amer<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156854432 BCX9\">i<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW156854432 BCX9\">ca<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"TextRun SCXW240490932 BCX9\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240490932 BCX9\">Experts cite examples of egregious religious freedom infringements in Nicaragua, Mexico, and Argentina, among other Latin American countries<\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4121c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4121c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>San Jose, Costa Rica (29 October 2022)<\/strong> &#8211; The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights holds its first-ever hearing on religious freedom in Latin America. Human rights experts call attention to the crisis of religious freedom sweeping the region.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cLatin America is currently experiencing a surge of human rights abuses in the area of religious freedom. What we are seeing is indicative of an alarming disregard for this foundational human right, with severe consequences not just for people of faith, but also for the future of democracy in the region as a whole,\u201d stated Tom\u00e1s Henriquez, ADF International\u2019s Director of Advocacy for Latin America, addressing the Commission.\u00a0<\/p><p>Henriquez demanded the Commission take action against egregious religious freedom violations in Nicaragua, Mexico, and Argentina, among other Latin American countries.\u00a0<\/p><h5>Nicaragua<\/h5><p>At the start of this year, Ortega\u2019s government expelled the Missionaries of Charity of St. Teresa of Calcutta and the Religious of the Cross of the Sacred Heart of Jesus from the country without due process. The regime has harassed and forced the exile of more than a dozen Catholic priests. Many others have been detained, including the Bishop of Matagalpa, Rolando \u00c1lvarez (under house arrest), Fr. Oscar Benavidez, Fr. Ramiro Tijerino, Fr. Jos\u00e9 Luis D\u00edaz, Fr. Sadiel Eugarrios, and Fr. Ra\u00fal Gonz\u00e1lez, diocesan priests, as well as seminarians Darvin Leyva and Melqu\u00edn Sequeira, together with cameraman Sergio C\u00e1rdenas.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Henriquez, an expert on issues pertaining to human rights abuses in Latin America, spoke out against the systematic political repression and overt religious persecution being carried out against the people of Nicaragua.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Addressing the religious freedom hearing, Henriquez said: \u201cCommissioners, we are faced with the unfortunate coincidence that this hearing is taking place at the same time that the region is witnessing with impotence one of the worst religious persecutions in living memory since the system came into existence. I am referring, of course, to the very serious and urgent situation that the Nicaraguan people are experiencing, including, in particular, the Catholic Church and its bishops, priests, seminarians, lay people, and religious brothers and sisters&#8220;.\u00a0<\/p><p>Furthermore, the government is responsible for the closure of social services of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Estel\u00ed, the forced closure and expropriation of the Universidad Cat\u00f3lica Agropecuaria del Tr\u00f3pico Seco, and the 13 parochial schools of the Diocese of Estel\u00ed\u2014all of which have a multidimensional impact on the enjoyment of the right to freedom of religion of students, parents, and members of the church. \u00a0<\/p><p>Henriquez called on the Commission to take urgent action against religious persecution targeting the Catholic Church Nicaragua and called for the immediate release of all detained clergy by the Ortega regime for the protection of their lives and physical and psychological integrity.\u00a0<\/p><h5>Mexico<\/h5><p>Flagrant religious freedom abuses are also taking place in Mexico, where it is illegal for clergy to speak on political issues on account of regulations dating back to 1917. In early 2022, four priests (Juan Sandoval, Mario Angel Flores, Carlos Aguiar, and Angel Espinosa de los Monteros) were found guilty of violating Article 130 of the Mexican Constitution for issuing statements containing their opinions on socio-political events in their country and urging the faithful to vote according to their convictions. The priests were denounced by the ruling political party, tried before an electoral tribunal, and found guilty of the \u201ccrime\u201d of politically oriented speech.\u00a0<\/p><p>On the situation in Mexico, Henriquez stated that the silencing of religious leaders \u201cnot only violates freedom of religion and expression but also is also discriminatory, since it affects a defined category of people because of their religion.\u201d Noting that the problem is not limited to Mexico, Henriquez stated that, \u201cThe Commission must take concrete action to demand the repeal of laws that chill the free expression of ministers of religion in the constitutions of Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, and Costa Rica\u201d.\u00a0<\/p><p>Henriquez and ADF International are continuing to intervene and monitor the violations of religious freedoms taking place in Latin America.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1c4475 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