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Global bodies concerned about human rights violations in SL
View(s):The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (‘BHRC’) and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (‘IBAHRI’) have drawn attention to the “heightened environment of human rights violations, currently taking place in Sri Lanka under President Wickremes-inghe which require an urgent and immediate solution.”
In a statement, the organisations note that they share the position of the coalition of human rights organisations condemning the actions of the Sri Lankan Government and of President Wickremasinghe. “We call on the international community to condemn the violations of human rights in Sri Lanka.”
The statement urged the Sri Lankan President to enact a series of measures, including reprising the 19th Amendment of the Constitution, ending the unchecked powers of the presidency as promised, ending the use of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) against peaceful protesters, and repealing the same and releasing all protesters held under the PTA.
The organisations further called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to “ensure that fundamental human rights protection and the rule of law lie at the core of funding agreements struck with Sri Lanka.” Furthermore, it appealed to the IMF to make adherence to fundamental human rights and the restoration of the 19th Amendment of the Constitution a condition of any funding agreement.
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