Bharatha Mallawarachi
FILE- In this March 13, 2021 file photo, a burqa clad Sri Lankan Muslim woman walks in a street of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka government on Tuesday approved a proposal to ban wearing of face-veils including burqa at public places, citing national security. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)
April 27, 2021 - 5:30 AM
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposed ban on wearing full-face veils including Muslim burqas in public, citing national security grounds, despite a U.N. expert's comment that it would violate international law.
The Cabinet approved the proposal by Public Security Minister Sarath Weerasekera at its weekly meeting, Weerasekara said on his Facebook page.