The death toll from sectarian clashes in Imbābah on 7 May rose to 15, said the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), blaming the attacks on security vacuum (including the spread of illegal weapons) and a rise in Islamist extremism.

However, according to the organization, there “can be no denial that there is a sectarian environment that has accumulated over the past four decades”.

Meanwhile, the government asked a committee to draft an anti-discrimination law and study another regulating the building of houses of worship. Its work should be finished in thirty days.