Facebook icon
Twitter icon
e-mail icon

Sri Lankan govt puts debate on Enforced Disappearances bill on hold again

The Sri Lankan government has again decided to postpone a parliamentary debate on the Enforced Disappearances bill, which was set to take place on September 21st.

The decision not to take up the debate on the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances was made during the UNP parliamentary group meeting on Monday evening, chaired by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

The September date was itself a postponement from an initial date in July, which the government did not take up.

The Chief Government Whip, Minister Gayantha Karunathilake, who made the announcement on Monday evening, said a new date for debating the bill had not yet been decided on.

We need your support

Sri Lanka is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist. Tamil journalists are particularly at threat, with at least 41 media workers known to have been killed by the Sri Lankan state or its paramilitaries during and after the armed conflict.

Despite the risks, our team on the ground remain committed to providing detailed and accurate reporting of developments in the Tamil homeland, across the island and around the world, as well as providing expert analysis and insight from the Tamil point of view

We need your support in keeping our journalism going. Support our work today.

For more ways to donate visit https://donate.tamilguardian.com.