Sri Lanka
Respect for fundamental human rights in Sri Lanka fell in serious jeopardy following Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s election as president in November 2019. Sri Lanka not only stalled on providing accountability and reconciliation 10 years after its civil war ended, but also withdrew from commitments made at the UN Human Rights Council. The draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act remains in effect, facilitating torture and other abuse. The government failed to initiate security sector or criminal justice reform. Human rights defenders and victims of past abuses are subjected to intimidation and surveillance. Muslims and other religious minorities face ongoing threats and violence. Government measures to control the Covid-19 pandemic discriminate against Islamic funeral practices.

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Sri Lanka: Muslims Face Threats, Attacks
Authorities Should Act Against Incitement by Buddhist Nationalists
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“All Five Fingers Are Not the Same”
Discrimination on Grounds of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation in Sri Lanka
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South Asia: Justice, Services Can Curb Sexual Violence
Death Penalty Push Ignores Real Solutions to Regional Failings
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Suspected Architect of Sri Lanka War Crimes is UN’s ‘Chief Guest’
UN Shouldn’t Help Repressive Government Launder Image
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Sri Lanka: Forced Anal Exams in Homosexuality Prosecutions
Police, Judicial Officers Should End Arbitrary Arrests, Torture of LGBT People
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Sri Lanka: Increasing Suppression of Dissent
Parliamentary Elections Heighten Fears of Renewed Crackdown
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Sri Lanka: Human Rights Under Attack
Lawyers, Human Rights Defenders, and Journalists Arrested, Threatened, Intimidated
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Sri Lanka: End Persecution of Journalist
Dharisha Bastians Targeted for Reports, Defense of Human Rights
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Sri Lanka Investigates Rebel Leader Turned Politician
Colonel Karuna Implicated in Killings, Torture, Child Recruitment
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Sri Lankan Officials Stoke Covid-19 Communal Hate
11 Years After Civil War’s End, No Reconciliation Efforts
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