Sri Lanka: Authorities must exercise restraint in use of force and facilitate the right to peaceful assembly

By Amnesty International

Responding to the news that one protestor had been killed and dozens injured as a result of the unlawful use of water cannons and tear gas by the police in Colombo in Sri Lanka on Sunday, Harindrini Corea, Regional Researcher for the Right to Protest at Amnesty International said, “It is worrying that even after […] The post Sri Lanka: Authorities must exercise restraint in use of force and facilitate the right to peaceful assembly appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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