COLOMBO (News 1st); The High Commissioner of United Kingdom to Sri Lanka, Sarah Hulton OBE emphasizes that the rights to peaceful protest and freedom of expression must be respected alongside all fundamental rights. 

Therefore, in a tweet, she states that Emergency laws restricting those rights work against democratic dialogue and solutions.

A democratic and peaceful approach is essential to resolving the current challenges. Rights to peaceful protest and freedom of expression must be respected alongside all fundamental rights. Emergency laws restricting those rights work against democratic dialogue & solutions.

— Sarah Hulton OBE (@SarahHultonFCDO) May 7, 2022

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