Curfew in Colombo and high risk areas to continue

UN Rapporteur notes increased surveillance in Sri Lanka in 2019

A UN Special Rapporteur noted that there was increased surveillance in Sri Lanka in 2019, especially after the Easter Sunday attacks. A report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council by the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Cl?ment Nyaletsossi Voule, notes that although a decade has passed since the end of the protracted and deadly armed conflict, areas in the north and east parts of the country remain heavily militarized. As a result, the su

19 Jun, 2020

Cinemas to operate from 27 June under strict guidelines

Cinemas around the country will be allowed to reopen and operate from 27 June under strict guidelines. The Cultural Affairs Ministry said that guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health will be enforced on all cinemas for them to operate. Cinemas have remained closed since the coronavirus pandemic began to spread. All cinema halls need to be disinfected after each movie and patrons of a movie theater must maintain social distancing. (Colombo Gazette)

19 Jun, 2020

Trump signs sanctions law over China crackdown of Uighurs

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into a law an act authorizing sanctions against Chinese officials over the mass detention and surveillance of Uighur Muslims in China’s western Xinjiang province. The new legislation is the most significant action by any country to punish China over its treatment of ethnic minorities. “The Act holds accountable perpetrators of human rights violations and abuses such as the systematic use of indoctrination camps, forced labor and intrusive surveillan

18 Jun, 2020