Sri Lanka: Amend Counterterrorism Bill

Sri Lanka: Amend Counterterrorism Bill

Sri Lanka’s draft counterterrorism law significantly improves upon the current, abusive Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) but needs further safeguards against rights violations, Human Rights Watch said in a commentary released today. Parliament should amend the bill to fully comply with international human rights standards and resist pressure to roll back its reforms.

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Stop Trump from Locking up Families

After ripping 2,000 children from the arms of their parents, the Trump administration is now locking up huge numbers of families together. Halting the separation of families is not enough. This cruelty must stop. Click here to find out how you can help #EndFamilyDetention.

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Imagine if your local government burned huge piles of garbage near your house. Near your kids. Near your grandparents. Lebanon: #StopTheBurning! This photo shows Hungarian police patrolling metro underpasses to remove homeless in the wake of Hungary’s absurd new law making homelessness a crime. Sustainable social programs are key to alleviate homelessness, not policing and criminalization. Teen girls in Senegal are sexually exploited and harassed in school. And they risk losing their futures. The Senegalese government wants girls to succeed in education. But it needs to end the culture of silence around abuse by teachers, encourage girls to speak out, and send an unequivocal message to all education staff that it will not tolerate sexual violence against students. Become a @humanrightswatch member today. Help fight for human rights values! Click the link in our bio. The Syrian government is unlawfully preventing displaced residents from former anti-government-held areas from returning to their properties, Human Rights Watch said today. Residents of one town, Qaboun, said the government is also demolishing their properties with no warning, and without providing alternative housing or compensation. Human Rights Watch analyzed satellite imagery over Qaboun neighborhoods showing large-scale demolitions starting in late May 2017, after fighting there ended. The imagery confirms the demolitions are still taking place. Human Rights Watch also compared impact sites from the airstrikes with the demolitions. Human Rights Watch found that while many buildings were most likely damaged in airstrikes or ground fighting, but it was clear that many of the buildings demolished were also visibly intact and potentially inhabitable and were not demolished because they were damaged by airstrikes. As one refugee put it: “They took our children, our blood and now our property – what is left for us to return to?” Russia, and other countries that are calling for the return of refugees, should use their leverage with the Syrian government to ensure that the property rights of displaced people seeking to return are protected, and that the government does not expropriate or demolish their properties arbitrarily and without providing them with alternatives. Girls belong in school, not married young. Thanks for standing with us on International #DayofTheGirl, and join us as we continue to work toward empowerment for girls around the world every day.
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End Shackling in Indonesia

Help end shackling once and for all by calling on the Indonesian government to monitor and end the practice of shackling inside institutions. Help #BreakTheChains today!

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