Sri Lanka: Rights Abuses Jeopardize EU Trade Benefits

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image In June 2021, the European Parliament passed a resolution calling for Sri Lanka to comply with its human rights obligations if it is to continue enjoying European Union trading preferences known as GSP+. © 2021 Julien Warnand, Pool Photo via AP (Brussels) – The European Union should publicly set out a clear framework with short timelines for Sri Lanka to comply with its human rights commitments and retain tariff-free access to the EU market, Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the European Commission this week. HRW Letter to EU GSP+ Re: Sri Lanka HRW Letter…

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