Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that Sri Lanka’s appointment of 37 new state ministers, three of whom are implicated in serious rights violations, is a “alarming indication” that President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s new administration is not committed to protecting human rights.
“Three of the appointees are implicated in serious rights abuses, providing yet another alarming indication that his new administration is not committed to protecting human rights, ending impunity, or upholding the rule of law,” HRW said in a statement on Thursday, September 8.