Sri Lanka sticks to forced Covid cremation policy, despite revised advice from its own expert panel
Sri Lanka sticks to forced Covid cremation policy, despite revised advice from its own expert panel
29th Jan 2021
Photo: Muslim protestors outside Kanatte Crematorium, in Colombo, Sri Lanka on December 23, 2020, with banners calling for an end of forced cremations. (Credit: Courtesy of Anis Mama)
Forcible cremation of Muslim baby sparks outrage, the public health policy behind it, which is practised exclusively in Sri Lanka and is in conflict with WHO guidelines, is considered a smokescreen for persecuting Muslims.
Elham Asaad Buaras
Sri Lanka’s Health Minister has insisted that the country will continue to cremate all the bodies that have died of Covid-19, despite a revised recommendation by the Government’s own expert medical panel that included burial as means of disposal of bodies.