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Protect the Protest in Iran, Sri Lanka and Russia

Executions Surge in Iran Since the Woman Life Freedom uprising, Iranian authorities have doubled down on their brutal use of...

Sri Lanka: Unlawful use of weapons in policing of protests

Sri Lanka’s law enforcement officials engaged in the violent repression of protests must be held accountable for committing widespread human...

Protect the Protest in Sri Lanka

The Sri Lankan authorities have fiercely clamped down on protests and demonized protesters during a period of economic crisis and...

Sri Lanka: Authorities must exercise restraint in use of force and facilitate the right to peaceful assembly

Responding to the news that one protestor had been killed and dozens injured as a result of the unlawful use...

SRI LANKA: Student Leaders Arbitrarily Detained

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 96/22 BELOW Sri Lankan student leaders Galwewa Siridhamma Thero and Wasantha Mudalige, have been detained...

Sri Lanka: Shameful, brutal assault on peaceful protestors must immediately stop

The new Sri Lankan President must immediately stop the shameful, brutal assault on peaceful protestors, Amnesty International said today after...

Sri Lanka: Emergency regulations must not lead to further crackdown on human rights

Responding to the government notification for emergency regulations released online as a new President was voted to power today in...

Sri Lanka: Authorities must refrain from use of military to police protests

The Sri Lankan authorities must not impose a blanket order authorising use of force during the state of emergency that...

SRI LANKA: Charge or Release Student

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 42/22 BELOW Mohamed Imaam Mohamed Imran was 20 years old when he was detained, on...

OUTCOME: Sri Lanka: Woman Migrant Workers Repatriated to Sri Lanka

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 39/21, UPDATE 1 HERE  Around 41 Sri Lankan migrant women, along with some children, who...

Sri Lanka: Poet Detained for One Year Without Charge

DOWNLOAD A PDF OF UA 54/21 HERE Ahnaf Jazeem, a 26-year-old Sri Lankan poet and teacher, has been detained by...

Sri Lanka: Landmark UN resolution marks crucial turning point on justice and accountability

A new UN resolution on Sri Lanka is an important step forward and offers renewed hope of long-awaited justice for victims of the country’s 30-year civil conflict, said...

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