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HRW urges Sri Lanka to withdraw organised crime bill that replicates PTA abuses
HRW urges Sri Lanka to withdraw organised crime bill that replicates PTA abuses by Thara Fri, 30/10/2026 - 11:40 Body Tamils in Jaffna protest against the government’s proposed counter-terrorism law earlier this month. File photograph Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Sri Lankan government to withdraw its proposed Prevention of Organised Crimes Bill, warning that it reproduces some of the worst features of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), the law long used to detain and torture Tamils. In a statement on 29 October, the rights group said the bill, submitted to parliament on 20 O…