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U.N. Warns About Ethno-Religious Tensions In Sri Lanka
U.N. Warns About Ethno-Religious Tensions In Sri Lanka

(NEWS ANALYSIS) The U.N.’s appointed expert on freedom of religion or belief gave recommendations for how Sri Lanka should address underlying tensions that predate the April 2019 Easter bombings that killed more than 200 people.

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Asia, Conflict, Politics, Religion, NewsEwelina U. OchabSri Lanka attacks, Sri Lanka church attacks, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Catholic Church, Sri Lanka church bombing, Easter attacks, religious freedom, UN, Primary Feature, Secondary Feature, Islam, Ewelina U. Ochab, Ethno-Religious, Christianity, Buddhist Monks
Sri Lanka plans to use the death penalty and Catholics are campaigning against it
Sri Lanka plans to use the death penalty and Catholics are campaigning against it

Skeptics believe that the Sri Lankan president’s move is aimed at increasing his support in the approaching elections. After the Easter bombings that killed more than 250 people, President Maithripala Sirisena’s leadership has come under sharp attack.

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