HRCSL orders customs to release detained Tamil books, cites rights violations

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The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has issued a landmark ruling declaring that the continued detention of two Tamil-language books by Sri Lanka Customs is a direct violation of the author’s fundamental rights. The case involves author B. Piratheepan from Kilinochchi, whose consignment of 288 imported books printed in Chennai, India, was seized by customs officials over claims that ..