{"id":7289,"date":"2026-01-20T08:48:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T08:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/ground_post\/african-traditional-and-indigenous-religions\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T08:48:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T08:48:03","slug":"african-traditional-and-indigenous-religions","status":"publish","type":"ground_post","link":"https:\/\/godshand.link\/en_gb\/ground_post\/african-traditional-and-indigenous-religions\/","title":{"rendered":"African Traditional and Indigenous Religions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"main-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"hero\">\n<div class=\"block-layout-region\">\n<div id=\"block-herointernalpageblock\" class=\"block block-custom-blocks block-hero-internal-block\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"internal_hero_wrapper custom-hero  internal-hero-js-adjust\">\n<div class=\"internal_hero\" style=\"background-image: linear-gradient(to right, rgba(0, 0, 0, 1) 3%, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)), url(\" https: www.uscirf.gov themes custom uscirf2020 assets images defaulthero.png\"); background-position-x: center; background-position-y: center\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<h1 class=\"internal-hero-title\">African Traditional and Indigenous Religions <\/h1>\n<div class=\"custom-breadcrumb hidden\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"insertNavHere\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"container\">\n              <a target=\"_blank\" id=\"main-content\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-drupal-messages-fallback class=\"hidden\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"block-uscirf2020-content\" class=\"block block-system block-system-main-block\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"basic-page\">\n<div class=\"paragraph-section paragraph-unique-17749\" style=\"\" data-animation=\"fadeIn\" data-animation-delay=\"0.3\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"single-container row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"full-content\">\n<p>This factsheet places African traditional and indigenous religions within the broader international religious freedom discourse, from which they have historically been underrepresented. In several contexts, practitioners of African traditional and indigenous religions have faced religious freedom violations in recent years. These include violence and impunity for violence, legal restrictions, coerced conversion or forced repentance, and the desecration and removal of their sacred sites and objects. Practitioners of these faiths have also faced bias and discrimination from governments. The analysis summarizes historical trends, identifies relevant international legal mechanisms that protect freedom of religion or belief for practitioners of African traditional and indigenous religions, and explores threats facing some practitioners of these faiths, including religious freedom violations and government bias and discrimination.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>      <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn-primary single-cta-btn\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-04\/2023%20Factsheet%20-%20ATIR%20FINAL.pdf\">View PDF<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"block-taxonomytermview\" class=\"block block-custom-blocks block-taxonomy-term-view\">\n<div class=\"content\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscirf.gov\/publications\/african-traditional-and-indigenous-religions?rand=6542\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>African Traditional and Indigenous Religions This factsheet places African traditional and indigenous religions within the broader international religious freedom discourse, from which they have historically been underrepresented. In several contexts, practitioners of African traditional and indigenous religions have faced religious freedom violations in recent years. 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