Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- The Feminist Collective for Economic Justice (FCEJ), a collective of feminist economists, scholars, feminist activists, university students and legal practitioners has expressed its grave concern and condemns the oppressive laws, particularly the most recent Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill (PSTA) and the Organized Crime Bill, proposed by the government in October 2026.

The FCEJ which came together in April 2022 to understand, analyze and give voice to policy recommendations based on lived realities in the current economic crisis in Sri Lanka, stated that "while addressing crime and terrorism, is a legitimate objective of a government, the unprecedented criminalisation of poverty, expansion of broad poli...