{"id":20629,"date":"2023-03-29T13:26:29","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T07:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=20629"},"modified":"2023-12-24T13:27:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-24T07:57:45","slug":"a-meeting-between-amnesty-international-and-national-peoples-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=20629","title":{"rendered":"A meeting between Amnesty International and National People&#8217;s Power"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A delegation from Amnesty International&#8217;s South Asia Region including its Director Yamini Misha, Senior Director Depros Muchena, Rehab Mahmoor, Tyagi Ruwanpathirana, Baburam Pant met a delegation from the National People\u2019s Power (NPP) including its Leader Anura Dissanayake, National Executive Member Vijitha Herath, at the JVP head office today (29). National Executive Members Lawyer Harshana Nanayakkara and Muditha Nanayakkara and several others were also present.<br \/>The representatives of Amnesty International drew the attention of the NPP to the 2022 annual report of their organization on the human rights situation in Sri Lanka, for which the NPP thanked them.<br \/>The NPP representatives briefed the delegation about the new Anti-Terrorism Act, which is about to be enforced by the current government, the disregard of court rulings, the use of tear gas containing banned chemicals against protests, and the government&#8217;s human rights violations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/A-meeting-between-Amnesty-International-and-the-National-Peoples-Force-2023.03.29.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"440\" 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