Protect right to protest & press freedom - Amnesty International

The South Asian Regional Office of Amnesty International has said that they have received reports of the GotaGoGama protest site in Colombo being attacked by the Police and the Military.

"This is unacceptable. The authorities must stand down immediately! The right to protest must be protected. Sri Lankan authorities must immediately cease these acts of violence and release those arrested unlawfully in this manner," they had Tweeted.

"Authorities must also protect the freedom of the press. Journalists must not be barred from ‘Gotagogama’. Blocking journalists from doing their jobs directly violates freedom of the press," they have added.