The constitution and other laws and policies protect religious freedom and, in practice, the government generally respected religious freedom. The government did not demonstrate a trend toward either improvement or deterioration in respect for and protection of the right to religious freedom.
There were no reports of societal abuses or discrimination based on religious affiliation, belief, or practice, and prominent societal leaders took positive steps to promote religious freedom.
U.S. government efforts to promote religious freedom were commensurate with the state of religious freedom. Human rights-related consultations with religious leaders, refugees, and prisoners served as opportunities to advocate for the freedom to practice one’s religion--in refugee sites, prisons, and elsewhere--irrespective of one’s faith.