Sri Lanka: protest met with heightened surveillance
Event- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Initial Date
- May 28, 2024
- Event Description
A group of civil activists gathered in front of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna office at Nelum Mawatha, Battaramulla for a protest.
Their protest centered around the contention that the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna lacks the mandate to endorse bills affecting the country.
Among the activists present was Jamuni Kamantha Thushara, who had participated in the signing of an agreement known as “One Agenda for the Nation” in Colombo yesterday afternoon.
This morning, they assembled outside the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna head office to protest.
Security measures were heightened, with police and anti-riot teams stationed at the party headquarters. However, civil activists were denied entry.
Additionally, Dan Priyasad, a civil organization activist, attempted to reach the protest site from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party headquarters.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Other (e.g. undefined, organisation, community)
- Violation
- Intimidation and Threats
- Surveillance
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of assembly
- Freedom of expression
- Offline
- Right to healthy and safe environment
- Right to Protest
- HRD
- Community-based HRD
- Perpetrator-State
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 6.902091136641936
Longitude: 79.91907655004164
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 28 May 2024, community-based HRDs faced heightened police surveillance while protesting in front of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) headquarters in Battaramulla, Sri Lanka.