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Freedom to protest is under immense threat in sri lanka. we've been litigating in the public interest for the last 25 years. just in the last year, the new faces that come to court to challenge has been quite remarkable. some of the protesters have been arrested under a controversial law aimed at preventing terrorism. the government is now going further, proposing a new anti—terrorism act — or ata, as it's commonly referred to — which it says is needed to maintain stability. you the ata, the problematic things are that it still provides broad powers to the police, to the executive arm, t...

Problematic, very broad powers that are given to the executive arm. we met sri lanka's foreign minister and questioned him about whether the government is clamping down on the public�*s right to free speech and assembly. is the government cracking down on protests? if you have gone around the country, you can see everybody every day protesting. so there is no problem with that. but the moment the peaceful protest ceased to be peaceful, take the law into their own hands, law enforcement officers decide on that particular period of time. here is the threshold — they are breaking...breaching ...

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has sworn-in the first female Chief Judge of the state, Justice Dije Audu Aboki, with an appeal for support from the judiciary.

Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has sworn-in the first female Chief Judge of the state, Justice Dije Audu Aboki, with an appeal for support from the judiciary. Yusuf urged the judiciary to support his administration’s demolition and anti-graft policies to enable it recover public assets allegedly acquired illegally by the immediate-past administration in the state.

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf has on Monday called on the Judges to be patriotic, just and fair and not to dance to the tune of persons with selfish interests by granting court orders that will frustrate government efforts to demolish and recover public properties. The Governor made the call during the swearing-in ceremony […]