PTA

The European Union (EU) is concerned over the continued use of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) in Sri Lanka while recognizing on-going steps towards repealing the legislation. Speaking at the 60th session of the Human Rights…

The United Kingdom (UK) has called for “tangible and sustained progress” on human rights and accountability in Sri Lanka while also emphasizing the importance of exhuming and investigating mass grave sites in accordance with international…

As many as 25 civil society organizations including the Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) have urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to ensure that Sri Lanka upholds press freedom…

The Cabinet of Ministers has green-lighted the resolution to instruct the Legal Draftsman to redraft the Anti-Terrorism Bill with the amendments, the Government Information Department says. The resolution had been furnished by the…