UN Rights Commissioner calls Sri Lanka to revise anti-terrorism bill: “The draft will grant excessive powers to the executive to restrict rights” News 19/01/2024 Updated: 19/01/2024 By Sri Lanka Brief Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppPinterestEmail 19 January 2024. Ravina Shamdasani.(Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights) OHCHR TagsAccountabilityAnti Terrorism BillDemocratic governanceHuman RightsSri LankaUNHRC Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppPinterestEmail Archive October 2025 September 2025 August 2025 July 2025 June 2025 May 2025 Latest news Features Sri Lanka Civil Society calls on the government to prove its commitment to the promotion and protection of the human rights of LGBTIQ persons Sri Lanka Brief - 17/10/2025 Features Deshabandu Tennakoon and the Weligama Hotel shooting incident Sri Lanka Brief - 17/10/2025 News Sri Lanka’s War on Drugs: SSP Hemal Prashantha Under CID Probe Amid Major Crackdown Sri Lanka Brief - 17/10/2025 Features EU encourages Sri Lanka to reduce residual administrative burdens for importers Sri Lanka Brief - 16/10/2025 Related news Features Sri Lanka Civil Society calls on the government to prove its commitment to the promotion and protection of the human rights of LGBTIQ persons Sri Lanka Brief - 17/10/2025 Features Deshabandu Tennakoon and the Weligama Hotel shooting incident Sri Lanka Brief - 17/10/2025 News Sri Lanka’s War on Drugs: SSP Hemal Prashantha Under CID Probe Amid Major Crackdown Sri Lanka Brief - 17/10/2025 Features EU encourages Sri Lanka to reduce residual administrative burdens for importers Sri Lanka Brief - 16/10/2025