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Heading Towards The Gadarene Slope On Covid Cremation  Jehan Perera Fear when combined with falsehood and insular inward-looking nationalism make a potent combination that can lead to the brutalization of society in the short term and possible disaster in the longer term. Sri Lanka is gaining international notoriety on this account. The issue of enforced cremation of those who die of Covid, or are suspected of it as a possible cause of death, has shocked the sensibilities of the world to the extent that four UN Special Rapporteurs have called on Sri Lanka to permit burial of such fatalities. Significantly, these were the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief; the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health; the Special Rapporteur on minority issues; and the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism.

Sri lankaMahinda rajapaksaAppapillai amirthalingamGotabaya rajapaksaJehan pereraHuman rights commission of sri lankaWorld health organisation covidSpecial rapporteurPrime minister mahinda rajapaksaMinistersw rd bandaranaikeOpposition leader appapillai amirthalingamWorld health organisationHuman rights commissionPresident gotabaya rajapaksaஸ்ரீ லங்காமஹிந்தா ராஜபக்ஷ