Sri Lanka Police Continue Targeting Families of the ‘Disappeared,’ HRW Warns

Sri Lanka police continue targeting families of the ‘disappeared,’ HRW warns

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday that despite promises of reform, Sri Lankan security forces continue to harass the families of enforced disappearance victims, using the country’s counterterrorism laws to stifle justice and accountability. In its statement, the humanitarian organization highlighted that President Dissanayake’s administration, nearly a year into power, has done little to change entrenched patterns of repression. Families o…

Sri Lanka: Police Target Families of ‘Disappeared’

Sri Lankan security forces still harass families of victims of forced disappearances and misuse the country’s draconian counterterrorism law a year since President Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office with promises of reform.

Sri Lanka: Police Target Families of ‘Disappeared’ - HRW • Sri Lanka Brief

Tamils perform rituals in memory of their deceased family members on the strip of land in Mullivaikkal where civilians were trapped in 2009 during the final weeks of the civil war in Sri Lanka, May 17, 2024. © 2024 Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo (Geneva) – Sri Lankan security forces still harass families of victims of forced disappearances and misuse the country’s draconian counterterrorism law a year since President Anura Kumara Dissanayake took o…

Sri Lankan Police Target Families Of ‘Disappeared’: UNHRC Should Monitor Repression, Counterterrorism Law Abuses: HRW - Colombo Telegraph

Sri Lankan security forces still harass families of victims of forced disappearances and misuse the country’s draconian counterterrorism law a year since President Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office with promises of reform, Human Rights Watch said today. The United Nations Human Rights Council should renew the mandates for the UN to collect and analyze evidence of abuses in Sri Lanka, along with continued monitoring and reporting on the situat…