Take action against those responsible for attacks: Amnesty International

Amnesty International called on the Sri Lankan authorities to take action against those responsible for attacks on the country’s Muslim minority. Biraj Patnaik, Amnesty’s South Asia Director, said, “It is important that the authorities take action against mobs who have incited hatred and carried out acts of violence against religious minorities.

Dinushika Dissanayake, Amnesty’s Deputy South Asia Director, said, “The Sri Lankan authorities must put an end to the impunity enjoyed by groups that incite hatred and carry out acts of violence against religious minorities. They have a duty to protect vulnerable groups and hold the perpetrators accountable.

“The failure to take action against these groups has only emboldened them further and plunged minorities into a deeper state of fear. This is not the first time such horrors have been visited upon the country’s Muslim minority.

Meanwhile, Finance and Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera also called the authorities to take stern action on those who permeate racial violence and stated that it should be made a 'non-bailable offence'.