Tolerance for peace
The UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief Ahmed Shaheed concluding his visit to Sri Lanka insisted that it was essential […]
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UN official warns of growing threats to religious harmony in Sri Lanka
The UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), Dr Ahmed Shaheed, said that the Sri Lankan government had failed to […]
UN calls out Sri Lanka's failure to protect freedom of religion
Dr Ahmed Shaheed visited the country earlier this month by invitation from the government in response to the Easter Sunday terror attacks that […]
Gagging hate speech
UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief Ahmed Shaheed, concluding his visit to Sri Lanka this week, has called for the […]
Sri Lankan Authorities Must Work 'Vigorously' to Ease Simmering Ethno-Religious Rensions, says …
… and subsequent “mob violence” this year, and these tensions must not be ignored,” Ahmed Shaheed, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion … […]
Buddhist intolerance shadows Sri Lanka, says UN expert
The U.N special rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ahmed Shaheed, told an Aug. 26 media conference in capital Colombo that constitutional … […]
Tamils protest arrest of doctor with “expertise to expose war crimes”
… role in demonising individuals and groups,” UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief Ahmed Shaheed told journalists in Colombo on … […]
Malawi farmers adopting sustainable technologies to fight climate change
… Sunday bomb blasts and subsequent mob violence this year, and these tensions must not be ignored,” Ahmed Shaheed, UN Special Rapporteur on … […]
Sri Lanka must take action to boost respect for freedom of religion: UN expert
… Sunday bomb blasts and subsequent mob violence this year, and these tensions must not be ignored,” Ahmed Shaheed, UN Special Rapporteur on … […]
Sri Lanka selectively implementing law against religious minorities: UN Special Rapporteur
… community offends or finds itself offended by the actions of other,” Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief Ahmed Shaheed told […]