Photo courtesy of Ceylon Today As a country seeking to address the legacy of its past war and armed conflicts, Sri Lanka must roll back the overbroad and dangerous laws that have been repeatedly abused to the detriment of its citizens. The Prevention of Terrorism Act of 1979 (PTA), which has wreaked havoc in the lives of Sri Lankans, particularly minority communities, for 45 years, is the most emblematic of these laws. Successive governments have been under domestic1 and international2 pressure to repeal this draconian law. In September 2018, the Yahapalanaya government gazetted a Counter-Terrorism Act (CTA) to replace the…
Initial Reactions to the Government’s Protection of the State from Terrorism Act
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