The Italian Hindu Union (Italian: Unione Induista Italiana, UII) is an association representing Hinduism in Italy.

The UII was founded in 1996, under the leadership of Swami Yogananda Giri and the cooperation of the Indian Embassy in Rome.[1]

In 2007 the association, which represents a large chunk of Italy's 115,000 Hindus,[2] signed an agreement with the Italian government, in accordance with article 8 of the Italian Constitution (which regulates the relations with religious minorities), and the agreement became law in 2012.[3][4]

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  1. ^ "L'Unione Induista Italiana e i centri affiliati | Le Religioni in Italia". Cesnur.com. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  2. ^ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20071129184319/http://www.db.caritas.glauco.it/caritastest/informiamoci/Riviste_e_pubblicazioni/Sussidi2007/Libri/dossierimmigrazione2007/materiale/panorama_multireligioso.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-11-29. Retrieved 2019-07-23. ((cite web)): Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Governo Italiano - Le intese con le confessioni religiose". Presidenza.governo.it. 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
  4. ^ "*** Normattiva ***" (in Italian). Normattiva.it. 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2019-07-23.

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