Open Petition: Urge Sri Lanka to allow the burial of Covid victims to respect religious beliefs

Urge Sri Lanka to allow the burial of Covid victims to respect religious beliefs

The UK government should urge the Sri Lankan Government to allow Covid victims to be buried according to their religious beliefs and not cremated.

6,056 Signatures

Status: Open

Opened: 31 Dec 2020, 9:01 a.m.

Last 24 hours signatures : 2

Estimated Final Signatures: 16,532

Daily Rank: #1564 • Weekly Rank: #1601 • Total Rank: #196

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Latest Documents

Recent Speeches related to Urge Sri Lanka to allow the burial of Covid victims to respect religious beliefs

1. Sri Lanka
23/04/2019 - Commons Chamber

1: the appalling Easter Sunday terrorist attack in Sri Lanka, including eight British citizens, and of the - Speech Link
2: following the horrific Easter day terrorist attack in Sri Lanka. With your permission, Mr Speaker, I would like - Speech Link

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24/04/2019 - Lords Chamber

1: Affairs, with reference to the terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. I repeat that this reflects - Speech Link

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4. Covid-19: Freedom of Religion or Belief
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1: follows:“Following the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka there have been reports of isolated incidents - Speech Link

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Latest Speeches

Recent Questions related to Urge Sri Lanka to allow the burial of Covid victims to respect religious beliefs

1. Sri Lanka: Cremation
asked by: Bell Ribeiro-Addy
11/01/2021
... in accordance with their religious beliefs.

2. Sri Lanka: Religious Freedom
asked by: Stephen Kinnock
11/01/2021
... what representations he has made to his Sri Lankan counterpart on the protection of religious beliefs and freedoms.

3. Sri Lanka: Coronavirus
asked by: Afzal Khan
19/01/2021
... with the Sri Lankan Government.

4. Sri Lanka: Cremation
asked by: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
11/01/2021
... whether he plans to make representations to his Sri Lankan counterpart on the cremation in that country of covid-19 victims regardless of religious belief.

5. Sri Lanka: Cremation
asked by: Afzal Khan
10/12/2020
... if he will make an assessment of the effect on (a) Sri Lankan Muslims and (b) other faith communities of the Sri Lankan Government's decision to make cremation mandatory for covid-19 victims.

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Covid-19 is a worldwide pandemic with global authorities such as the World Health Organisation advising on matters of burial for those who have been diagnosed with Covid-19 and later died.

The recent acts of the Sri Lankan government discriminate against those whose religious beliefs are against being cremated.

This against official advice which determines a normal burial alone will suffice with no need for cremation.