Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Violence against Muslims in Sri Lanka – statement at the Human Rights Council, 37th session
Oral Statement Minority Rights Group International UN Human Rights Council, 37th session General Debate under item 4 14 March…
Sri Lanka: Outbreak of religious violence against Muslims; MRG calls for end to impunity, arrest and prosecution of those responsible for attacks and hate campaigns
Minority Rights Group International (MRG) condemns the religious violence against Muslims over the last week, and urges the Sri Lankan…
South Asia: Protecting and promoting freedom of religion or belief
Duration: June 2015-December 2016 Location: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka Minorities: Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Sunni or Shi’a Muslims, Ahmadis and…
Intimidation against Lakshan Dias ‘a serious threat to freedom of expression in Sri Lanka,’ raises severe concerns for treatment of country’s religious minorities, MRG
Recent acts of intimidation against human rights defender Lakshan Dias are a serious threat to freedom of expression in Sri…
Oral Statement – UN Human Rights Council, 34th session – ID on Sri Lanka (item 2)
Speaker: Mr. Glenn Payot Mr. President, Mr. High Commissioner While Minority Rights Group (MRG) acknowledges progressive steps taken by the…
Confronting intolerance: Continued violations against religious minorities in Sri Lanka
Though Sri Lanka’s three-decade long armed conflict came to an end in 2009, hopes for a peaceful transition have been…
Threats, intimidation and hate speech against Muslims and Christians continue to mar post-war transition to peace in Sri Lanka – new report
Though Sri Lanka’s long and bloody civil war ended in 2009, and the election of a new government raised hopes…
‘Life at the Margins’ – new story pack on multiple forms of discrimination faced by minorities and indigenous peoples
EMBARGO: 00.01 (GMT), 8 MARCH 2016 8 March 2016 Minority Rights Group International (MRG) has today launched a new multi-media…
A new movement for minority rights in South Asia
Jasmin Qureshi works in MRG’s Communications Team. Here she reports back from a seminar in Kathmandu, Nepal on minority rights…
