{"id":80394,"date":"2013-04-03T20:59:49","date_gmt":"2013-04-03T20:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=80394"},"modified":"2013-04-03T20:59:49","modified_gmt":"2013-04-03T20:59:49","slug":"we-must-not-retaliate-against-those-perpetrate-violence-against-us-christians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/we-must-not-retaliate-against-those-perpetrate-violence-against-us-christians\/","title":{"rendered":"We Must Not Retaliate Against Those Perpetrate Violence Against Us – Christians"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Colombo Telegraph<\/a><\/span> –<\/strong><\/p>\n

“There are two alarming factors about the current situation. The first is that the violence seem to be organized and orchestrated by two organizations. Hence the violence has sustainability. Secondly and most alarmingly both the extremist violent organizations seemingly have patronage\u00a0and support from authorities and hence the impunity with which they operate.” says\u00a0National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka.<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>\"\"<\/a>Issuing a statement\u00a0NCEASL says; “These attacks have occurred with impunity. In most instances there have been no arrests and\u00a0punitive action taken, though the attacks have occurred openly with eye witnesses, video and photographic evidence available. The law enforcement authorities have been generally passive\u00a0onlookers in the outrageous assault on basic human rights and liberties, including religious\u00a0freedom, economic and cultural rights of minority religious communities.”<\/p>\n

We publish bellow the statement in full;<\/p>\n

The National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka (NCEASL) is deeply concerned regarding the\u00a0prevalence in Sri Lanka of an organized campaign of hatred against adherents of non\u2010majority\u00a0faiths.<\/p>\n

In recent months Muslims and Christians alike have faced numerous attacks and violence against\u00a0their practice of worship. Additionally Muslim owned business establishments and Muslim women\u00a0in their religious attire have faced attack and assault.<\/p>\n

These attacks have occurred with impunity. In most instances there have been no arrests and\u00a0punitive action taken, though the attacks have occurred openly with eye witnesses, video and photographic evidence available. The law enforcement authorities have been generally passive\u00a0onlookers in the outrageous assault on basic human rights and liberties, including religious\u00a0freedom, economic and cultural rights of minority religious communities.<\/p>\n

On going social violence against ethnic and religious minorities is a phenomenon that Sri Lanka can\u00a0ill afford, as it struggles to reconcile after close upon three decades of civil war. Internationally, Sri\u00a0Lanka\u2019s request for time and space to reconcile, subsequent to two resolutions at the United\u00a0Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), sound hollow and lack credibility in the face of ongoing\u00a0intimidation and violence against ethnic and religious minorities.<\/p>\n

There are two alarming factors about the current situation. The first is that the violence seem to be organized and orchestrated by two organizations. Hence the violence has sustainability. Secondly and most alarmingly both the extremist violent organizations seemingly have patronage\u00a0and support from authorities and hence the impunity with which they operate.<\/p>\n

The NCEASL in this period right after Easter Sunday reminds Christians that just as Jesus Christ\u00a0before his accusers was silent like a lamb as He was led the cross, so we must not and will not\u00a0retaliate against those that perpetrate violence against us, while we strive to enjoy our\u00a0fundamental constitutional human rights.<\/p>\n

However, the NCEASL calls upon the Government of Sri Lanka to make clear its commitment to\u00a0equity in the context of ourmulti\u2010ethnic andmulti\u2010religioussociety, desistfromactions, words and\u00a0political signals that provide patronage to extremist organizations and to instruct its lawenforcement and security authoritiesto stop majoritarian vigilantism, enforce the law and ensure\u00a0the peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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