The Sri Lankan Government has launched a renewed crackdown that is obstructing efforts to deliver justice for conflict-era crimes under international law, Amnesty International said in a new report published today. The report, Old ghosts in new garb: Sri Lankaâs return to fear, exposes how the government has targeted human rights organisations, journalists, lawyers and political opponents in a bid to suppress opposing voices, and hamper the transitional justice process for crimes committed during the countryâs 30-year armed conflict. David Griffiths, Director of the Office of the Secretary General at Amnesty International, said: âOver the past year, the Sri Lankan government has radically transformed the countryâs civic space, which is now defined by an increasing hostility and intolerance towards dissenting voices.