Sri Lanka risks violence if crackdown continues, says ICG | Nita Bhalla

Sri Lanka faces the threat of violence if it continues to ignore international concerns over attacks on the rule of law, human rights abuses and a lack of post-war reconciliation, the International Crisis Group (ICG) said in a report on Thursday.

Despite recent moves to show progress, the London-based think tank said the government in Colombo had not altered the “authoritarian direction” of its policies, and the rights and security of all communities remained under threat.

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