The European Parliament issued a resolution regarding the situation in Sri Lanka, particularly the arrests under the Prevention of Terrorism Act on the 10th of June

The European Parliament issued a resolution regarding the situation in Sri Lanka, particularly the arrests under the Prevention of Terrorism Act on the 10th of June

Source: The European Parliament – Multimedia Centre (09/03/2020) https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/documents/20143/0/20190919_EP-092864A_GEN_011_RESIZED_M.JPG

The concerns stated on the document covers several situations of the deterioration of Human Rights issues in Sri Lanka, such as the arbitrary arrests and detention without due process and access to justice, including for civil society activists, lawyers, writers and poets such as Hejaaz Hizbullah and Ahnaf Jazeem; the ongoing discrimination and violence towards religious and ethnic minorities and communities in Sri Lanka, including Muslims, Hindus, Tamils and Christians.

The document also states that the Government of Sri Lanka urges online platforms to take proactive steps to moderate the circulation of hate speech and disinformation online in the Sinhalese and Tamil languages.

To see other violations and concerns that the European Parliament states, please verify the source below

European Parliament – https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2021-0290_EN.html