Enforced Disappearances Bill passed in Parliament

by editorenglish March 7, 2018

written by editorenglish March 7, 2018

International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance Bill was today passed in Parliament with fifty-three votes in favour.

Sixteen Parliamentarians voted against the Bill.

Courtesy: Daily Mirror

You Might Be Interested In

Army Chief Lt.Gen Mahesh Senanayake tells Foreign Correspondents that Northern Chief Minister C.V.Wigneswaran is his “Best Friend” but Northern Council has done very little
TNA Parliamentarians reject Northern Chief Minister Wigneswaran’s call to boycott the Presidential Task Force on North – Eastern Development
Minister Bathiudeen calls for peace, unity in Kandy. It is very disturbing to see how a mosque in Digana has been vandalized- Minister Rishad Bathiudeen-
An Open Letter to President Maithripala Sirisena
Presidential candidates called for a meeting with the Election Commission
Opposition Leader Sampanthan urges President Sirisena to immediately release all Tamil Prisoners detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act

Enforced Disappearances Bill passed in Parliament

Curfew in Kandy lifted but Police say tight security remains

“Anti-Muslim sentiment among Sinhalese subsided after Tamil Militancy emerged but seems to have re-surfaced after the war ended” – Senior Academic MA Nuhman

Related Articles

Leave a Comment Cancel Reply