Wednesday, June 28, 2017

SHRINKING SPACE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VOICES IN SRI LANKA & CONCERNS OVER CIVIL SOCIETY ENGAGEMENT WITH GOVT



Sri Lanka Brief27/06/2017

Shrinking space for human rights voices and dissent, and concerns over the terms of engagement between government and civil society
 A statement by concerned human rights and democratic rights, activists and organisations
 27th June 2017,
Colombo
As individuals and organisations committed to human rights and democratic freedoms, and the rights of freedom of expression and dissent, we are deeply concerned about recent attempts to stifle voices of human rights activists and silence dissent.