JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian women and children who follow Ahmadiyya, an Islamic sect that has come under attack from hardline Muslims, have faced discrimination and human rights abuses for many years, a Jakarta-based watchdog said on Thursday.
The National Commission on Violence against Women urged the government to revoke a ministerial decree issued on Monday, under which the Ahmadis are forbidden from preaching or converting others, saying this would only encourage more abuses.
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