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36 Petitions Against Sri Lanka’s Terrorism Bill: The Constitutional Test Widens
Parliament’s official count has risen to 36 constitutional challenges. What the widening test means for journalism, detention and due process.
READ LANKA WITNESS →JUDICIARY • 22 OCTSri Lanka’s Superior-Court Vacancies Return to Parliament: Where Is the Accountability?
Months after lawyers warned of vacancies in the highest courts, Parliament records a fresh request for debate. What changed after the President’s August commitment?
READ LANKA WITNESS →HUMAN RIGHTS • 22 OCTSri Lanka’s Women Human-Rights Defenders: The State Has Been Warned — What Changed?
The Human Rights Commission documented complaints affecting women defenders in the North and East. The next test is a transparent institutional response.
READ LANKA WITNESS →RULE OF LAWSri Lanka’s Terrorism Bill Faces a Constitutional Test as Petitions Reach the Supreme Court
The replacement for the PTA is under constitutional scrutiny over detention, bail, rehabilitation and restrictions on liberty.
READ LANKA WITNESS →MIGRANT RIGHTSAnojan Sivarasa: A Death Sentence Overturned, but Sri Lanka’s Migrant-Worker Duty Continues
The Saudi Supreme Court reversal is a major relief — and a test of how Sri Lanka protects citizens working abroad before a crisis escalates.
READ LANKA WITNESS →ACCOUNTABILITYSri Lanka’s Parliament Has an Anti-Corruption Committee. Now It Needs a Public Scorecard
A new parliamentary committee will oversee the 2025–2029 action plan. The meaningful test is measurable, documented implementation.
READ LANKA WITNESS →RIGHTS & RULE OF LAWSri Lanka’s New Counterterrorism Bill: Repeal Is Not the Same as Reform
The PTA repeal is real. The harder test is whether the replacement meaningfully narrows detention, security and speech powers.
READ LANKA WITNESS →MEDIA FREEDOMSri Lanka’s Online Safety Repeal Is Still Unfinished
Parliament moved the repeal bill forward, but the public status record remains inconsistent. Why legal completion matters for digital freedom.
READ LANKA WITNESS →UNHRC • ACCOUNTABILITYSri Lanka After Geneva: Why Accountability Scrutiny Has Not Gone Away
The Council session has ended, but the UN accountability mandate and unresolved demands for truth and justice remain.
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