Posts Tagged ‘Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)’
Sri Lanka: No Progress on Justice
[Human Rights Watch] The Sri Lankan government in the past year failed to advance justice and accountability for the victims of the country’s 26-year-long civil conflict, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2012. While Sri Lanka’s war-ravaged north and east became more open, the government deepened repression of basic freedoms throughout the…
Read MoreSRI LANKA: BRIEFING TO COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE
[Amnesty] This briefing is submitted to the Committee against Torture (hereafter the Committee) prior to its consideration of Sri Lanka’s combined third and fourth periodic reports on its implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (hereafter the Convention). It details Amnesty International’s concern about a persistent pattern…
Read MoreSri Lanka detains suspects despite end to emergency
[AFP] Sri Lanka on Wednesday used draconian anti-terror laws to detain thousands of Tamil rebel suspects who would have had to be freed when a state of emergency ended after 28 years, an official said. [Full Story]
Read MoreRepressive Laws Remain Despite End to State of Emergency in Sri Lanka, Says Amnesty International
[Amnesty USA] The Sri Lankan government must follow up its repeal of the state of emergency by removing repressive legislation such as the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), Amnesty International said today. [Full Story]
Read MoreSri Lankan President Rajapaksa ‘scraps’ emergency laws
[BBC] President Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka has announced the imminent lifting of the country’s state of emergency. [Full Story]
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