Urgent Appeal for Action: persecution of refugees in Sri Lanka

“The people in Pakistan attacked us and say we’re not Muslims…. Then in Sri Lanka, people attack us because they say we are Muslims.” Those were the words of 58-year old Tariq Ahmed, an Ahmadiyya man from Pakistan, who until recently had been living in the town of...

We need to talk about impunity

Last month, Sri Lanka witnessed some of the worst violence in recent memory, as mobs of Sinhalese Buddhist hardliners rampaged through the streets of Ampara and Kandy attacking Muslim homes, businesses and places of worship. Over the course of several days, hundreds...

Salley has been released! But now the lying game starts

Last week we asked for your help securing the release of the Muslim politician Azath Salley. He had been thrown into jail under the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act. Under this Act no evidence is required and the suspect does not even usually get to see what they...