Sri Lanka lifts ban on six proscribed organizations

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sri Lankan Government has decided to lift the ban imposed on six International Tamil Organizations.

The Defence Ministry said that an amendment was made to the List of Designated Persons under Regulation 4(7) of the United Nations Regulations No. 1 of 2012.

The Global Tamil Forum, British Tamil Forum (BTF), Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC), Australian Tamil Congress (ATC), Tamil Ealam People's Federation, Tamil Youth Organisation and the World Tamil Coordinating Committee had been proscribed by the Ministry of Defence in 2021.

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