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Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

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Human Rights, justice, Mannar, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

A Promising Poet Silenced by the PTA

Ahnaf Jazeem is a 27 year old Muslim poet from the remote village of Chilawathurai in the Mannar District. Ahnaf was arrested on May 16, 2020 by the Counter Terrorism Investigation Division…

Selvaraja Rajasegar Selvaraja Rajasegar on 03/02/202303/02/2023
Arts and Theatre, Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

Commemorating Sri Lanka’s 2022 Protest Movement

“Come, join us in jail!” read the invitation to artist Sujith Rathnayake’s exhibition-cum-provocation, Crisis & Struggle. Indeed, a visitor to the Lionel Wendt Art Gallery in Colombo was quickly confronted by a…

Lars Waldorf and Nilanjana Premaratna Lars Waldorf and Nilanjana Premaratna on 02/28/2023
#GoHomeGota, #GotaGoHome, Arts and Theatre, Colombo, Economy, Human Rights, Media and Communications, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

Rusted Metal, Bloodied Minds – Crisis and Struggle

When the GotaGoGama Protest site was attacked by supporters of Mahinda Rajapaksa on May 9, a row of tents were destroyed and burned to the ground by the rowdy gang that descended…

Pranith Wirasinha Pranith Wirasinha on 02/17/202302/18/2023
Human Rights, Moving Images, Mullaitivu, Peace and Conflict, Post-War, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

Released at 71: the Story of Selvarathinam

The scorching heat beats down on the field. A herd of cows shelter under the trees that are scattered across the field. I went in search of Mr. Selvarathinam. His wife told…

Selvaraja Rajasegar Selvaraja Rajasegar on 02/07/202302/08/2023
Colombo, Constitutional Reform, Economy, Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

Politics of Capitalist Transition and State Repression

Capitalist transition within a state is a process that involves changing institutions or the rules of the game so that markets become the primary mechanism for resource allocation. These changes must be…

Sunil Bastian Sunil Bastian on 10/31/202210/31/2022
Human Rights, justice, Politics and Governance, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), Vavuniya

Tortured Under the PTA, the Scars Will Never Heal

Pranavan (name changed), a former militant, was arrested in Vavuniya in April 2009 by people dressed in civilian clothes. Neither he nor his family were given prior warning of his arrest, which…

Selvaraja Rajasegar Selvaraja Rajasegar on 10/22/202202/08/2023
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

A Life Wrecked by an Unjust Law

In the decades of its use, the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) has been condemned for being an unjust and arbitrary law. The suffering of those detained under the PTA and the…

Minoli de Soysa Minoli de Soysa on 10/12/202202/08/2023
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

The Urgent Need to Repeal a Law that Cannot be Reformed

It was supposed to be a temporary law to fight the perceived threat of a militant uprising but it has remained for over 40 years, enduring even after the enemy has been…

Minoli de Soysa Minoli de Soysa on 09/29/202210/13/2022
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

Widespread Condemnation for Detention of Protesters Under PTA

After a number of protestors were arrested in Colombo, three student activists have been detained under the notorious Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) despite expressions of concern from the international community. Amid…

Savitri Hensman Savitri Hensman on 08/23/202208/28/2022
Colombo, Easter Sunday Terrorist Attacks, Human Rights, International Relations, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

Preventing or Promoting Terror? Regime’s Rough Ride at UN

The Sri Lankan government was never likely to find the scrutiny of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in March 2022 a comfortable experience. In a discussion delayed because of the…

Savitri Hensman Savitri Hensman on 03/08/202203/08/2022
Colombo, Easter Sunday Terrorist Attacks, Human Rights, justice, Politics and Governance, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

The Puzzling Case of Hejaaz Hizbullah

The gold balloon tubes spelling out the words “welcome back” still hang in the living room, swaying in the gentle breeze one month after he finally returned home, a stark reminder of…

Minoli de Soysa Minoli de Soysa on 03/07/202203/14/2022
Colombo, Easter Sunday Terrorist Attacks, Human Rights, International Relations, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

The PTA and Defending the Human Rights of a Sovereign People

The onset of the bi-annual sessions of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), in which Sri Lanka features prominently on the agenda through UNHRC Resolution 46/1, contributes to several local activities.…

Harim Peiris Harim Peiris on 03/03/202203/03/2022
Colombo, Human Rights, International, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

UN Report Increases Pressure on Government Amid Continuing Human Rights Violations

There has been some progress on aspects of human rights in Sri Lanka in the past year according to a key United Nations report but major failings remain and, on some matters,…

Savitri Hensman Savitri Hensman on 02/28/202202/28/2022
Districts, justice, Politics and Governance, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

The Challenges of Challenging a Draft Bill in the Supreme Court 

The Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act, No. 48 of 1979 as amended (PTA) has terrorised many Sri Lankans for over four decades. I have also been detained under the PTA, faced…

Ruki Fernando Ruki Fernando on 02/25/202202/25/2022
Colombo, Human Rights, justice, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

PTA: Repeal or Amend?

The former Secretary General of the UN, Kofi Annan, emphasized that terrorism strikes at the very heart of everything the UN stood for and it was a global threat to democracy, the…

Austin Fernando Austin Fernando on 02/19/2022

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