Sentence examples for sectarian grounds from inspiring English sources

Reprisals on broad sectarian grounds must be avoided.

"He predicted it would all fall to pieces on sectarian grounds.

This was also the first election in which there was no boycott on ethnic or sectarian grounds.

The 10-page report documented a litany of abuses by government forces and rebels: Treatment has been denied on sectarian grounds.

While most Iraqi units are performing "up to expectations," it said, some Iraqi leaders "bypass the standard chain of command" to issue orders on sectarian grounds.

"Initially, it was a case of insulting remarks on sectarian grounds and the offence was 298A, which punishes for derogatory remarks about other religious personalities for up to two years," said Fida Hussain Rana, the defence counsel.

Some of the capital's central districts, like the one that Haifa Street runs through, have again become sectarian killing grounds.

Nearby, visitors walked through the Marble Cemtery, the oldest non-sectarian burial ground in the city and home to 156 underground vaults.

A UN report in February this year found that "wounded and sick persons were refused treatment on sectarian or political grounds".

Many in Iraq are now calling for the creation of three regions on sectarian and ethnic grounds: a Shia region and a Sunni region, in addition to the Kurdish region that already enjoys substantial independence.

It would include women and would not discriminate on religious, sectarian or ethic grounds, the statement added.