UN Report Warns that Sri Lankan Government Fails to Address Entrenched Impunity and Human Rights Violations By Oritro Karim Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/08/un-report-warns-that-sri-lankan-government-fails-to-address-entrenched-impunity-and-human-rights-violations/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Rare_Earths_a_New_Technological_and_Industrial_Dream_in_Brazil_UN_Reforms_Include_Painful_Staff_Redu UNITED NATIONS, Aug 26 2025 (IPS) - Before his election, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake vowed to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and amend the Online Safety Act in an effort to strengthen accountability, ethical justice, and freedom of expression. However, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the government has not followed through on these commitments and continues to exploit systemic gaps that enable impunity and facilitate new abuses. Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.