Claudio Francavilla(@ClaFrancavilla):In 2017, as a condition to regain EU #GSP+ trade benefits, #SriLanka pledged to replace its notorious counterterror #PTA law with human rights-compliant legislation. Nine years on, it has presented a #PSTB bill that keeps many of the same abusive powers: https://t.co/daeZmuyGl2

Claudio Francavilla

@ClaFrancavilla

Associate EU Director at @HRW #EU# foreign policy on #HumanRights#, #MiddleEast# & #Asia# 🦋

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Claudio Francavilla@ClaFrancavilla

2026.10.06 08:53

In 2017, as a condition to regain EU #GSP#+ trade benefits, #SriLanka# pledged to replace its notorious counterterror #PTA# law with human rights-compliant legislation. Nine years on, it has presented a #PSTB# bill that keeps many of the same abusive powers: