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Activists concerned about counter-terror laws while impunity for past crimes persists
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- 13.03.2019
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Misuse of ICCPR Act and judicial system to stifle freedom of expression in Sri Lanka
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- 05.07.2019
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Torture, abduction and ethnic violence continue in Sri Lanka
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- 25.07.2016
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Killing of jaffna students prompts unrest in northern Sri Lanka
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- 26.10.2016
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Authorities continue to crack down on protests and detain online critics in Sri Lanka, despite UN human rights review
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- 17.02.2023
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Government backs down on restrictive NGO law amendments
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- 10.04.2018
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Activists threatened and attacked while families of the disappeared protest hearings
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Journalists and activists targeted as many fear regression of rights following Sri Lankan elections
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- 15.12.2019
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Pardon for war criminal creates chilling effect in Sri Lanka as threats to activists increase
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- 13.04.2020
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Ahead of Sri Lanka elections, lawyers, journalists and activists arrested, threatened and harassed
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Civic freedom violations persist in Sri Lanka as the President expands his powers
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- 31.10.2020
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Ahead of new Sri Lanka resolution, civil society and UN highlight ongoing rights concerns
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- 16.03.2021
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Despite UN concerns Sri Lanka continues to detain critics, arrest protesters and entrench impunity
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- 13.07.2021
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Sri Lanka authorities crack down on protests, stifle critics and accused of torturing detainees
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Protesters in Sri Lanka face excessive force, arbitrary arrests and attacks with impunity
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Assault on civic freedoms continue in Sri Lanka as an economic crisis hits the country
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- 29.03.2022
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Protest movement pushes Sri Lankan president to resign despite harassment, arrests and attacks
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Sri Lankan President continues crackdown on activists and protesters, including use of anti-terror law
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Protesters continue to face arrest, excessive force in Sri Lanka as new UN resolution maintains international scrutiny
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Sri Lanka: Despite UN calls to protect civic freedoms, government targets activists and critics and stifles dissent
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Sri Lanka: Journalists and activists targeted, protests stifled and new restrictive laws proposed
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Sri Lanka: Authorities continue to stifle protests, harass activists and push repressive laws
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- 07.03.2024
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