[AFP]
Sri Lanka on Wednesday used draconian anti-terror laws to detain thousands of Tamil rebel suspects who would have had to be freed when a state of emergency ended after 28 years, an official said.
Posts Tagged ‘state of emergency’Sri Lanka detains suspects despite end to emergencyWednesday, August 31st, 2011 Repressive Laws Remain Despite End to State of Emergency in Sri Lanka, Says Amnesty InternationalFriday, August 26th, 2011 [Amnesty USA] The Sri Lankan government must follow up its repeal of the state of emergency by removing repressive legislation such as the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), Amnesty International said today. Sri Lanka state of emergency to end September 14Thursday, August 25th, 2011 [CNN] A six-year state of emergency in Sri Lanka is scheduled to end September 14, a government spokesman told CNN Thursday night. |
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