UN condemns Myanmar's jailing of writer for urging religious tolerance

June 03, 2015 20:21

The United Nations on Wednesday condemned Myanmar's jailing of a writer for urging religious tolerance, calling on authorities to release him and instead prosecute extremists inciting violence against minorities.

Htin Lin Oo, a columnist and former information officer for the opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) party, was arrested in December over a speech in which he urged Myanmar's hardline Buddhists to show tolerance to minorities in the country.

On Tuesday, he was jailed for two years with hard labour for "insulting religion", and the UN rights office said it was "appalled" at the verdict.

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