Govt urged to respect Ahmadiyah rights | The Jakarta Post

Thu, 10/15/2009 11:59 AM | National

A series of attacks on followers of the Ahmadiyah religious sect has once again drawn criticism, with an expert in religion and democracy urging the government to exercise its authority when there are violations of human rights.

Alfred C. Stepan, director of the Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion at Columbia University in New York, said on the sidelines of a discussion held Tuesday that while the government must keep a principal distance, the separation did not mean the state should never get involved in religious matters.

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Govt urged to respect Ahmadiyah rights | The Jakarta Post

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