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2 sources·Updated 1h ago

UN Human Rights Office encourages Sri Lanka to undertake comprehensive review of PSTA before its enactment

The UN Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) encourages the Government to undertake a further comprehensive review of the draft Protection of the State from Terrorism (PSTA) Bill before its enactment, in consultation with independent i…

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Image: Daily MirrorDaily Mirror•10h agoPSTA places media in jeopardy: UN raises concernRead on Daily Mirror

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Lanka Business Online•1h agoUN Human Rights Office encourages Sri Lanka to undertake comprehensive review of PSTA before its enactmentDaily Mirror•10h agoGovernment faces UN salvo

Summary

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has raised concerns that the proposed anti-terrorism bill poses heightened risks to journalists, civil society actors, and for monitoring and documentation of militarized and other activities with broad human rights implications.

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  • United Nations3
  • of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
  • UN Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights
  • UN Human Rights Office
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  • Sri Lanka
Keywords
  • psta3
  • ohchr2
  • comprehensive
  • documentation
  • legislation
  • militarized
  • encourages
  • government
  • reproduces
  • enactment

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Oct 30, 11:20 AM
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Oct 30, 8:34 PM

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