AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC STATEMENT AI Index: ASA 37/005/2011 Date: 17th May 2011 Sri Lanka: Human Rights Council Support for an International Investigation ...
The first four months of 2011 witnessed an unprecedented surge of ordinary people speaking up for their rights and demanding change. But the authorities' repressive ...
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In this open letter Amnesty International accepts the Ambassador's invitation to discuss current human rights concerns in Sri Lanka and the challenges of securing ...
A Sri Lankan student who complained that his law school's final exams were being managed unfairly was abducted, interrogated and threatened with death before being ...
Amnesty International research shows how some of those detained are being held secretly where they are vulnerable to a range of abuses, including torture or being ...
Thousands of people are languishing in detention without charge or trial under Sri Lanka's repressive anti-terrorism laws. Sometimes held in secret prisons, they ...