Sri Lanka: Immediately Revoke Emergency Regulations

The Sri Lankan government must immediately revoke emergency regulations that once again, and contrary to international law, grant abusively extensive powers of search, detention, prosecution and punishment to the security forces, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today. “It is alarming that President Wickremesinghe begins his tenure by enacting a series of emergency regulations … Continue reading Sri Lanka: Immediately Revoke Emergency Regulations