UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, Hanaa Singer-Hamdy raised concerns about the public’s right of assembly which includes the right to hold peaceful demonstrations.
She also stressed that the restrictions imposed should not go beyond the legitimate protection of public health.
“Right of assembly includes the right to hold peaceful demonstrations. It helps exercise other rights; freedom of expression & influence public policies. Vital that restrictions imposed as measures against the pandemic don’t go beyond the legitimate protection of #PublicHealth.”
Right of assembly includes the right to hold peaceful demonstrations. It helps exercise other rights; freedom of expression & influence public policies. Vital that restrictions imposed as measures against the pandemic don't go beyond the legitimate protection of #PublicHealth.
— Hanaa Singer-Hamdy (@SingerHanaa) July 11, 2021
