Sri Lanka: students blocked from staging protest
Event- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Initial Date
- Jan 17, 2024
- Event Description
The Maligakanda Magistrate's Court issued an order today barring nine individuals, including the convener of the Inter-University Students' Federation, from holding protests and demonstrations on several key roads in Colombo.
The court order comes in response to a request filed by the Maradana Police OIC, who informed the court about plans for a student march starting near Viharamaha Devi Park and moving towards the Colombo Fort railway station via the Lipton Roundabout.
The court order prohibits the nine individuals, including the IUSF convener, from holding demonstrations and marches on Kularatne Mawatha, Orabi Pasha Mawatha, Sangharaja Mawatha, Deans Road, Darley Road, Hospital Square, and surrounding roads and sidewalks.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Other (e.g. undefined, organisation, community)
- Violation
- Administrative Harassment
- Restrictions on Movement
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of assembly
- Freedom of movement
- Freedom of expression
- Offline
- Right to Protest
- HRD
- Student
- Perpetrator-State
- Judiciary
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 6.936470409042995
Longitude: 79.85243828851233
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 17 January 2024, nine students, including the convener of the Inter-University Students' Federation, were blocked from holding protests and demonstrations upon request of the police by the Maligakanda Magistrate's Court in Colombo, Sri Lanka.