Sri Lanka: New counterterrorism bill risks perpetuating past abuses

AI justification

Proposed bill enables systemic human rights violations, outweighing minor improvements and risking long-term harm to justice and freedoms. | While the bill demonstrates minor progress in addressing human rights concerns, its core provisions risk enabling systemic abuses, including arbitrary detention and suppression of freedoms. The negative aspects substantially outweigh the limited improvements, undermining SDG 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions) and violating multiple UDHR and CRC pr