Burma: curb to conversion
Burmese president Thein Sein has been criticised by human rights associations for approving a draft Bill on 3 December curbing conversion to other religions and marriages between Buddhist women and men of other religions.
Barnabas Fund
Initially proposed by nationalist Buddhist monks who form the Committee for the Protection of Nationality and Religion – a group also known as Ma Ba Tha – the Bill was signed and submitted to Parliament for final approval.
