Serious violation of the religious freedom of a minority group
By Easwaran Rutnam
Britain’s largest Muslim umbrella body, the Muslim Council of Britain, is to launch legal action against the Sri Lankan government over its forced cremation policy.
The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has set up a taskforce headed by Assistant Secretary-General Zara Mohammed, consisting of UK-based Sri Lankan representative bodies, lawyers, medical experts, and senior leaders of the community.
The MCB taskforce has written to the Foreign Secretary and the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to request an immediate reversal of the ‘forced cremation’ policy and highlight its impact on Muslim and Christian communities.
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Britain’s largest Muslim umbrella body, the Muslim Council of Britain, is to launch legal action against the Sri Lankan government over its forced cremation policy.
The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has set up a taskforce headed by Assistant Secretary-general Zara Mohammed, consisting of Uk-based Sri Lankan representative bodies, lawyers, medical experts, and senior leaders of the community.
The MCB taskforce has written to the Foreign Secretary and the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to request an immediate reversal of the ‘forced cremation’ policy and highlight its impact on Muslim and Christian communities.
Posted on December 30th, 2020
PRESS RELEASE The Muslim Council of Britain
30 December 2020
The Muslim Council of Britain to launch legal action against Sri Lankan government’s ‘forced cremations’
The ongoing ‘forced cremation’ policy by the Sri Lankan Government of COVID-19 deceased has included a 20-day old baby and over 100 Muslims according to a reliable source.
In response to this, the Muslim Council of Britain has set up a Taskforce headed by Assistant Secretary-General, Zara Mohammed, consisting of UK-based Sri Lankan representative bodies, lawyers, medical experts, and senior leaders of the community.
The MCB taskforce has written to the Foreign Secretary and the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to request an immediate reversal of this ‘forced cremation’ policy and highlight its impact on Muslim and Christian communities.
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