Amnesty International condemned Sri Lanka’s mandatory cremation policy for people who died or were suspected of dying from COVID-19. It highlighted Muslim families’ distress and challenges brought by community members and religious leaders. Amnesty urged equitable treatment and respect for burial rites, arguing that pandemic measures must not deepen discrimination against a marginalized minority.
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Amnesty accepted compulsory cremation as a reason to disregard Muslim burial rights.
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It condemned the policy and urged equitable treatment and respect for religious rites.