The report presents statistics about the issues faced by religious minorities, although religious freedom is protected by the constitution.
The above report titled Sri Lanka 2017 International Religious Freedom Report was launched yesterday (29) at the US State Department with the presence of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and International Religious Freedom Ambassador Sam Brownbank.
According to the report, police reports have verified harassments faced by Muslim and Christian people. The report emphasizes that religious minorities in Sri Lanka face harassments although Buddhism is considered the main religion and the constitution has protected religious freedom.
The report further mentions that the National Evangelical Alliance has reported 97 cases of violence/ threatening and another 97 cases of interrupting religious practices.
Furthermore, the report says that the Sri Lankan Muslim Council has reported incidents of violence during Ramadan season. The report further highlights acts of violence carried out by Buddhist extremists against Muslim community in various parts of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka 2017 International Religious Freedom Report says that ‘Buddhist’ extremist groups such as Bodu Bala Sena continue to oppress religious minorities through social media as well.
The report extensively describes many incidents of violence including attacks and harassments against religious minorities took place from 2011 to 2017.
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