ICCPR Act

    Broken shield and weapon of choice
    by |24 June 2019|Interviews & Articles
    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
    by |17 June 2019|Verité in the News
    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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    Arrest of writer Sathkumara sparks debate on freedom of expression
    by |13 April 2019|Verité in the News
    Taken from - DailyMirror Photo Courtesy - DailyMirror On April 1, award-winning author and poet Shakthika Sathkumara was arrested and remanded on contrived charges of inciting religious hatred, a move that has been decried by artists, academics and free-speech advocates...
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