International organizations monitored a noticeable deterioration in the conditions of Sri Lanka’s Muslims after the authorities had adopted anti-Muslim rhetoric and policies, encouraging extremists to continue violence and discrimination against the Muslim minority. https://youtu.be/MQnjWx3hiWA
11 international human rights organizations have called on the government of Sri Lanka to release citizens detained for months under the "Prevention of Terrorism" act, which is being used arbitrarily against religious minorities, especially Muslims and Tamils.
Sri Lanka’s military has launched an investigation after soldiers forced minority Muslims to kneel on the streets as a punishment for flouting lockdown rules. The officer in charge was removed and the army said the strictest disciplinary action will be adopted.
Muslims in Sri Lanka expressed their concern over the recently announced regulations of the controversial “Prevention of Terrorism Act”, which allow the detention of anyone for two years without trial, stressing that the act was used to target Muslims and Tamils.
Activists decried the Minister of Public Security’s plans to close 1000 Islamic schools in Sri Lanka, and ban the wearing of niqab, under the pretext that it is "a sign of religious extremism", a move that was considered an explicit targeting of the Muslim minority.
Despite the government's retreat and the lifting of the ban on burning corona virus victims, Sri Lanka continues to face criticism for its decision to allocate a 1 km2 remote island for burial, which is what Muslims considered an insult and called to protest against this decision.
Human rights organizations reported that Sri Lanka's insistence on cremating bodies of coronavirus victims is considered as discrimination against Muslims and a disregard for WHO, which confirmed that burial is safe and doesn't pose any danger to public health.
The crisis of burying Muslims in Sri Lanka has worsened after officials cremated 19 Muslim Covid-19 victims, despite this being a violation of Islamic law. The courts dismissed the families' petitions without justification.
The Muslim World League (MWL) launched an interfaith summit promoting “inter-religious peace” in Sri Lanka with the participation of representatives of different religions. They established a support fund for families of victims of terrorist acts and injured people.
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