The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) is to issue a directive on the treatment of people detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).
The directives are aimed to regulate the arrest process, process to be followed after arrest and special measures related to the arrest of women and people under 18 years.
The directive comes as calls for Sri Lanka to repeal the draconian PTA that allows for indefinite arbitrary detention mount, amidst ongoing reports of torture in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka has struggled to repeal the PTA and release all Tamil political prisoners, which is seen as a key small confidence building measure with the Tamil community.
The directives are aimed to regulate the arrest process, process to be followed after arrest and special measures related to the arrest of women and people under 18 years.
The directive comes as calls for Sri Lanka to repeal the draconian PTA that allows for indefinite arbitrary detention mount, amidst ongoing reports of torture in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka has struggled to repeal the PTA and release all Tamil political prisoners, which is seen as a key small confidence building measure with the Tamil community.