Activists fear Rajapaksa’s return to power Published at 05.11.2018 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance violent protest political interference restrictive law censorship protest Read more
Activists concerned about counter-terror laws while impunity for past crimes persists Published at 13.03.2019 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: protest attack on journalist restrictive law Read more
Misuse of ICCPR Act and judicial system to stifle freedom of expression in Sri Lanka Published at 05.07.2019 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: criminal defamation internet restriction refugees and migrants religious groups minority groups censorship journalist detained Read more
Torture, abduction and ethnic violence continue in Sri Lanka Published at 25.07.2016 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: enforced disappearance protest disruption attack on HRD positive CS development access to info. law Read more
Killing of jaffna students prompts unrest in northern Sri Lanka Published at 26.10.2016 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: prevention of protest religious groups minority groups HRD killing excessive force protest Read more
Authorities continue to crack down on protests and detain online critics in Sri Lanka, despite UN human rights review Published at 17.02.2023 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling protest disruption minority groups restrictive law HRD detained protestor(s) detained criminal defamation Read more
Government backs down on restrictive NGO law amendments Published at 10.04.2018 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: censorship women positive CS development restrictive law internet restriction Read more
Activists threatened and attacked while families of the disappeared protest hearings Published at 07.08.2018 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD threatened women attack on HRD religious groups minority groups intimidation harassment protest enforced disappearance torture/ill-treatment Read more
Journalists and activists targeted as many fear regression of rights following Sri Lankan elections Published at 15.12.2019 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: positive court ruling women intimidation harassment surveillance HRD threatened protest Read more
Pardon for war criminal creates chilling effect in Sri Lanka as threats to activists increase Published at 13.04.2020 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: harassment surveillance HRD threatened restrictive law intimidation Read more
Ahead of Sri Lanka elections, lawyers, journalists and activists arrested, threatened and harassed Published at 17.07.2020 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: excessive force protest disruption protest torture/ill-treatment women harassment surveillance journalist detained HRD detained protestor(s) detained Read more
Civic freedom violations persist in Sri Lanka as the President expands his powers Published at 31.10.2020 Country Sri Lanka Category Latest Developments Tags: HRD prosecuted protest prevention of protest journalist detained intimidation attack on journalist Read more
