Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka: Stop Abusive Anti-drug Operation and Release Those Arbitrarily Detained
Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka: Stop Abusive Anti-drug Operation and Release Those Arbitrarily Detained
We, the undersigned organisations, are deeply concerned about the drastic intensification of anti-drug operations in Sri Lanka leading to significant human rights violations.
On 17 December 2023 the Acting Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennekoon, with the endorsement of Minister of Public Security Tiran Alles, spearheaded an operation titled “Yukthiya”, with the stated aim of controlling “the drug menace”. The operation is ongoing as of 10 January 2024, with at least one thousand persons arrested daily. (Harm Reduction International, Human Rights Watch u.a., 12.01.2024
https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/media_2024/01/240112%20Sri%20Lanka%20-%20Joint%20statement%20on%20Yukthiya.pdf