Ahmadi women and children in Indonesia face abuse -watchdog

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.