An analytical study of the evolution of Sri Lanka’s counter-terrorism laws from the PTA to the proposed PSTA and their impact on fundamental human rights.
This report examines the human rights, democratic, and civil liberty implications of Sri Lanka’s proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Act (PSTA), introduced as a replacement for the long-criticized Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). While presented as legislative reform, the study explores whether the new framework risks preserving the same patterns of state repression under a different name.
