ATB driven by class hate, will be used against working class fighting austerity: Submissions to Court against ATB – Part 03
Our Reporter. This is the Part 03 of the article we commenced posting on Tuesday (30), detailing the submissions made to Supreme Court of Sri Lanka against the Anti-Terrorism Bill, challenged by PTA victim poet Ahnaf Jazeem. Read Part 01. Read Part 02. Testing Constitutionality Jayasekera also submitted to court that the standard
Australian High Court overturns a citizenship-stripping law but upholds another
By Mike Head On the same day this week, Australia’s highest court struck down as unconstitutional a law allowing the federal government to strip citizenship from a person purely by executive decree, but in another case upheld a similar power. The twin decisions on November 1, relating to legislation passed with bipartisan
Popular cartoonist Awantha Artigala and journalist activist Shantha Wijesooriya petition against the Online Safety Bill
By Staff Writer Renowned Cartoonist Awantha Artigala and senior journalist Shantha Wijesooriya today (12) filed a case (SD No. 91/2023) in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka challenging the "Online Safety Bill", one of the draconian law proposals of the President Ranil Wickremasinghe's government. Since October 03, when the Bill was placed
Contempt of court law: Sri Lanka Government wages war against people’s freedom of expression
By Sanjaya Jayasekera As part of a larger onslaught on democratic rights, Sri Lanka government of President Ranil Wickremasinghe is waging a war against free expression of the masses, specifically targeting print and digital media and online platforms. The latest of this attack is prepared by another piece of proposed legislation
Sri Lanka government proposes to codify an outmoded Contempt of Court law
By Staff Reporter Sri Lanka government has , on June 27, publicized a proposed law titled, the Contempt of a Court, Tribunal or Institution Bill, which outlines the procedure for dealing with contempt of court cases, including issuing a rule to the person charged, allowing them to make a defense, and
Sri Lanka proposed labour law reforms affect worker rights
By Staff Reporter Sri Lanka government has proposed labour law reform that has the potential to significantly impact worker rights in the country. The government has been considering a series of amendments to the existing labour laws with the purported aim of promoting economic growth, attracting foreign investment, and improving
Sri Lankan government tables sham amendments to draconian anti-terrorism law
By Sanjaya Jayasekera Early last month, the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister G. L. Peiris tabled an amendment bill in parliament to the notorious Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) with debate to begin on March 8. Two petitions filed in the Supreme Court challenging the unconstitutionality of the amendments are yet