Arrests

Broken shield and weapon of choice
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In the 12 years since its enactment, not a single person who has incited violence against a minority group in Sri Lanka has been convicted under the Act; this is despite four major incidents of mob violence against the Muslim...
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Abuse of ICCPR Act has ‘chilling effect’ on fundamental freedoms
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Taken from - Sunday Observer Image Courtesy - Sunday Observer Legal experts point out that the ICCPR Act under which a fiction writer and a Muslim woman wearing a kaftan featuring the helm of a ship were recently arrested, has...
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