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The organisation also questioned the timing of the bill.
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment said its Counter Human Trafficking Unit had 44 complaints
"Institutional capacity for interpreting and applying existing laws in good faith should precede any new legislation."
Sex workers face fundamental rights violations including unlawful detention and cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment
Sri Lanka has long denied of alleged human rights abuses; ITJP also included economic crimes
Sri Lanka's new govt has rejected to extend the resolution
"We need to go further on the child protection area. Since these are binding obligations, the state has duties."
Hulton also raised concerns relating to certain high profile Sri Lankan cases that are of current interest and focus.
The EU is the second largest export destination for Sri Lankan products.
The EU delegation visit comes after two key incidents of alleged human rights violations in the last two weeks.
His speech came a week after the UN Human Rights Chief raised fresh concerns over alleged human rights violations.
“We are waiting for the EU delegation. We are not scared. There is nothing to hide. We are quite open to them,” he s...
“This will polarise our society, as we experienced with Resolution 30/1,” the foreign minister said.
She also criticised recently passed emergency regulations on essential food supply.
“No one should be in any doubt that Sri Lanka’s human rights situation is deeply alarming and getting worse."
On July 14 this year, Amnesty International declared Hizbullah a prisoner of conscience.
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The move also comes ahead of September’s United Nations Human Right Council (UNHRC).
UN Human Right Council (UNHRC) session in September
"We do not endorse the view that homosexuality is due to a disease of the mind or body."
The video circulated online showed a counsellor openly making homophobic remarks at a police training in Kandy.
As recently as October 2020, the SJB leader called it an “urgent need” of the hour.
Amnesty International said Hizbullah was detained on "trumped-up charges" under the "draconian" PTA.
The report noted, among other issues, an alleged increase in surveillance and intimidation of civil society.
However, the family has yet to arrive at a final decision, she said.
"... not favors to friends or blatantly cynical measures to keep trade preferences," the HRW South Asia Director said.
“I won’t have to face punishment because I have not done any wrong.”
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