This report highlights the ongoing human rights violations faced by minority groups in Sri Lanka, a South-East Asian island known as the ‘pearl of the Indian Ocean’. The Sinhalese, who migrated from India in 500 BC, make up 74.9% of the population, with Buddhism being the majority religion. The majority ethnic group is the Sinhalese, with Buddhism being the dominant religion. The largest minority group is the Sri Lankan Tamils, with 11.1% of the population. Other minority groups include the Moors practicing Islam and the Indian Tamils, with Christianity and Islam being the minority religions.