Severino Challenges Sri Lanka on Religious FreedomMar 25, 2008 The Washington Times published an opinion article March 15, 2008 by Roger Severino, Becket Fund’s legal counsel, on the Sri Lankan government’s failure to protect its religious minorities.
“While the government of Sri Lanka officially bemoans the violence, law enforcement and judicial officers on the ground routinely look the other way and perpetrators are rarely caught and prosecuted. The government has contributed to the climate of violence by openly courting the extremist Buddhist vote by proposing and campaigning for criminal anti-conversion laws,” said Mr. Severino in the op-ed.
Read the full article online here. PDF version here.
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