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Romania
"The Orthodox Church is the largest church in Romania. All other
religious faiths number only a few million believers. All faiths
none the less have the same right to perform their religious services in their
own establishments in accordance with their doctrine, and have the right to
build their own establishments and to train officiators in their own schools.
If the principles of the doctrine of a religious minority do not conflict
with the interests of the State and public morals, the minority is legalized.
In the period from January to September 1990, more than 25 religious
associations which had not existed under the Communist regime were legalized."
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
"The Constitution, the supreme law of the land, affords protection to
religious minorities. Access to the Supreme Court is available to any person
who alleges any attack or threat of attack on his right to practise his
religion."
Sweden
"As described in the replies provided on previous occasions, different
religions are treated equally in terms of the right to worship. In the first
Chapter of the Constitution the following general principle is laid down:
'Opportunities should be promoted for ethnic, linguistic and religious
minorities to preserve and develop a cultural and social life of their own'
(Chap. 1, art. 2, last para.). The regulations which serve to protect freedom
of religion, briefly described below under (h), do of course apply to the same
extent for minorities."
Switzerland
"Any religious community may avail itself of freedom of worship to
perform acts of the divine service in the forms prescribed by the community,
without, in principle, needing to request authorization from the State or to
undergo any supervision. Religion is taken in the broad sense (cf. (b)).
Consequently, freedom of worship signifies protection not only of
'traditional' religions but also of new forms of worship. It is apparent from
judicial practice that freedom of worship may be invoked more particularly by
all kinds of Christian associations (including the Salvation Army, ATF 20 I
744; Jehovah's Witnesses, ATF 57 I 112; Christian Science, ATF 51 I 485), all
universal religions and subgroups (Islam, ATF 113 I 304; the Jewish community,
including status as an official church in the canton of Basel-Stadt), as well
as new communities such as the Scientology Church (Dec. Eur. Comm. DH of
14 July 1980, No. 8282/78, DR 21, pp. 109 et seq.) or the Divine Light Centre
of Swami Olukarananda (Dec. Eur. Comm. DH of 19 March 1981, No. 8118/77,
DR 25, pp. 105 et seq.. 135/135)."
Tunisia
"Tunisia, which is predominantly Muslim, does not ignore its duty to
protect religious minorities.