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OHCHR CONCERNED OVER CRACKDOWN ON DRUG ABUSERS IN SRI LANKA
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OHCHR CONCERNED OVER CRACKDOWN ON DRUG ABUSERS IN SRI LANKA
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People shop at a market outside Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo. (UN News)
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The UN human rights office (OHCHR) said on Friday it was very concerned over Sri
Lanka’s adoption of a “heavily security-based response” as a means of tackling
illegal drug abuse.
Spokesperson Liz Throssell said that “a staggering” 29,000 people have
reportedly been arrested on drug-related charges since 17 December, and some are
alleging that they have been ill-treated or tortured.
Security forces have reportedly conducted raids without search warrants,
detaining suspected drug sellers and users, while thousands have been sent to
military-run rehabilitation centres.
“During and after these operations, people are reported to have been subjected
to a number of violations, including unauthorised searches, arbitrary arrests
and detention, ill-treatment, torture, and strip searches in public”, said Ms.
Throssell, while some lawyers acting for detainees allege that they have faced
intimidation from police officers.
Although drugs were a pressing problem for any society, “a heavy-handed law
enforcement approach is not the solution”, she added. “Abuse of drugs and the
factors that lead to it are first and foremost public health and social issues.
People suspected of selling or trafficking drugs are entitled to humane
treatment, with full respect for due process and transparent, fair trials.”
She said what was needed were appropriate support and programmes which tackle
the root causes of addiction and allow social reintegration.
The High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk is urging Sri Lanka to review
its ongoing “Yukthiya” operation, and to implement human rights based
approaches, said Ms. Throssell, adding that allegations of abuse of authority,
torture and ill-treatment, or denial of due process, “must be thoroughly and
impartially investigated”.
(UN News)
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SOUTH AFRICA QUICKS LEAVE SRI LANKA ON THE BRINK AFTER STUBBS, BAVUMA CENTURIES
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2024/11/29
By
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Tristan Stubbs and Temba Bavuma hit centuries, as South Africa dominated
[Cricinfo]
Sri Lanka 42 and 103 for 5 (Dinesh Chandimal 29*; Marco Jansen 2-22, Kagiso
Rabada 2-34) need another 413 runs to beat South Africa 191 and 366 for 5 dec
(Tristan Stubbs 122, Temba Bavuma 113, Vishwa Fernando2-64)
Temba Bavuma and Tristan Stubbs eased to Test centuries in the first two
sessions, making South Africa’s lead gargantuan, before the quicks snapped up
five Sri Lanka wickets. Having utterly dominated the match since lunch on day
two, South Africa finished the third day only five wickets short of going 1-0 up
in a vital World Test Championship series. Sri Lanka are 413 runs adrift, on a
surface on which the bounce can no longer be fully trusted.
The late Sri Lanka wickets produced some drama, but it was the 249-run
partnership – which equalled a record for the fourth wicket at this ground –
that was the centerpiece of Friday’s action. Stubbs and Bavuma had laid the
groundwork for their centuries in the morning, negotiating some occasionally
testing early overs.
It was clear that by then, however, the Kingsmead pitch had lost much of the nip
it had had in the first few sessions of this match. South Africa raised their
tempo in the second session, going at 4.81 runs an over in the afternoon.
The Sri Lanka quicks were down on pace on day three, as perhaps could be
expected of an attack that was closing in on 150 overs for the match. They did,
eventually manage to dismiss Stubbs and Bavuma late in the second session. But
by that stage, South Africa’s lead had ballooned to more than 500. When they
declared at tea, only five wickets down, they had set Sri Lanka 516 to win.
It was the two South Africa batters’ hundreds, however, that most enthused the
crowd at Kingsmead, and the more dramatic of the trips to triple figures was
Bavuma’s. He had appeared tentative in the 90s, with Sri Lanka raising lbw
appeals against him, and forcing plays and misses as well.
Kagiso Rabada struck in his first spell [Cricinfo]
Bavuma getting to his third century provided the most dramatic moment of the
day. Batting on 98, he had got low to lap sweep Prabath Jayasuriya, and was hit
on the pad. The umpire turned down the lbw appeal as the batters ran three.
But having removed his helmet to celebrate, he was made to wait a little longer,
when Sri Lanka reviewed the decision. Thankfully for Bavuma, real-time snicko
had caught the very slight deflection off his glove into pad, and as soon as
this was shown on the big screen, Bavuma swung his bat in the air, and the crowd
acknowledged him, even before the final “not out” decision came. This was only
his third career ton, but his second as captain.
Stubbs got to his second Test hundred in more straightforward fashion. He had
spent only 14 balls in the 90s, before working Asitha Fernando through midwicket
for a couple to complete the milestone. Stubbs was given lbw in the next over,
off Lahiru Kumara, but he reviewed and the ball was found to have struck him
outside the line of off. In the first session, he had also been dropped for 33
off Vishwa Fernando, by Angelo Mathews, who spilled a chance low to his left at
slip.
Although conditions had eased, Bavuma and Stubbs batting out the entire first
session was nevertheless extraordinary, given 19 wickets had fallen the previous
day. Both were cautious to start with, as Kumara went short at the batters, and
Jayasuriya flighted the ball, searching for early dismissals.
Stubbs, typically, was stronger down the ground, while Bavuma was more adept at
hitting square, often using his feet to the spinner, and occasionally playing
the hard, flat sweep in addition to the dinky one past the keeper. Aside from
that one chance off Stubbs, both batters appeared largely in control, though
there were occasional lbw shouts – none of which was especially close.
Marco Jansen finished day three with nine wickets in the match [Cricinfo]
In the final session, South Africa’s quicks were rampant again, and Sri Lanka’s
batters continued to be indisciplined, even as the light waned and the
opposition was still running hot. Sri Lanka also managed to burn all three of
their reviews, with Pathum Nissanka and Angelo Mathews reviewing lbw decisions
that were more or less plumb, before Kamindu Mendis reviewed after providing a
feather edge to the wicketkeeper.
When confirmed out, it was Kamindu’s first twin failure in his nine Tests so
far, having fallen for 13 in the first innings, and 10 in this one.
South Africa’s taller quicks got more out of the surface than Sri Lanka’s
seamers had earlier in the day, though Mathews’ lbw in particular was down to
low bounce – the ball shooting through into his pads, although he had expected
it to bounce up to perhaps waist height. That was off the bowling of Marco
Jansen, who now has nine wickets in the match.
But it was Kagiso Rabada who had made the first breakthrough, having Dimuth
Karunaratne caught at third slip, as the opening batter drove on the up at a
ball well outside off stump in the fifth over of the innings. Rabada also took
the last wicket of the day – that of nightwatcher Jayasuriya, who fell to a
spectacular reflex catch by short leg Tony de Zorzi.
Brief scores:
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STUBBS 122, BAVUMA 113 SET SRI LANKA MAMMOTH 516 TO WIN THE FIRST TEST
Published
11 hours ago
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2024/11/29
By
Priyan
Tristan Stubbs and Temba Bavuma hit centuries, as South Africa dominated
[Cricinfo]
Tristan Stubbs raced to a second Test century in just over a month, Temba Bavuma
struck his third Test ton, and South Africa grew their lead to a gargantuan 515,
before declaring their innings in the first Test against Sri Lanka closed at
tea. The second session for the visitors, in which they mostly operated with a
second new ball, was only marginally better than their first.
Sri Lanka removed Stubbs for 122 after he began taking substantial risks in
pursuit of finding the boundary, and had Bavuma lbw for 113 off what turned out
to be the last ball of the session. David Bedingham, who batted aggressively
almost from the moment he arrived at the crease, was left not out on 21 off 11
balls.
Sri Lanka’s bowlers, who have sent down more than 150 overs across the first
three days of this match, appeared utterly sapped at times. Errors of length
came more frequently in the session, in which South Africa sped at 4.81 runs an
over.Vishwa Fernando was the bowler who dismissed Stubbs, taking out the leg
stump after the batter shuffled too far over to the off side while looking for a
leg-side flick.
Asitha Fernando rapped Bavuma in front of off stump in the 18th over he bowled,
and despite a review from Bavuma, ended the South Africa captain’s innings.
Lahiru Kumara, perhaps Sri Lanka’s best bowler in the second innings, finished
wicketless after 18 overs.
It was the two South Africa batters’ hundreds, however, that most lit up the
afternoon session. The more dramatic of these was Bavuma’s. He had appeared
tentative in the 90s, with Sri Lanka raising lbw appeals against him, and
forcing plays and misses as well. Bavuma’s completing of the century came amid a
review.
Batting on 98, he had got low to lap sweep Prabath Jayasuriya, and was hit on
the pad. The umpire turned down the lbw appeal as the batters ran three, and
Bavuma took his helmet off to celebrate, only to have to wait a little longer,
as Sri Lanka reviewed the decision.
The real-time snicko, however, had caught a very slight deflection off Bavuma’s
glove into the pad, and as soon as this was shown on the big screen, Bavuma
swung his bat in the air, and the crowd acknowledged him even before the final
“not out” decision came through. Though this was only his third career ton, it
was his second as captain. It came off the 202nd ball he faced.
Stubbs’ trip to triple figures had been more straightforward. He had spent only
14 balls in the 90s, before working Asitha through midwicket for a couple to
complete the milestone. Stubbs was given lbw in the next over, off Kumara’s
bowling, but he reviewed, and the ball was found to have struck him outside the
line of off. In the first session, he had also been dropped on 33 off Vishwa’s
bowling, by Angelo Mathews, who spilled a chance low to his left at second slip.
Bavuma and Stubbs’ grind in the wicketless first session’s work, though, had
laid the foundation for their hundreds. Bavuma appeared the more fluent of the
overnight batters, flicking his first ball of the day for four through
midwicket, before settling into accumulation mode. Stubbs had been more cautious
to start with, as Kumara went short at the batters, and Jayasuriya flighted the
ball, searching for early dismissals.
Stubbs, typically, was stronger down the ground, while Bavuma was more adept at
hitting square, often using his feet against the spinner, and occasionally
playing the hard, flat sweep in addition to the dinky one past the keeper.
Aside from that one chance off Stubbs, both batters appeared largely in control.
There were occasional lbw appeals, but with there still being some bounce on
this Kingsmead surface, few were hitting the stumps. Both batters both eased
past fifty in the second half of the morning session.
Sri Lanka now have 516 to get for victory, or seven sessions to bat out for a
draw – both almost impossible requirements. No rain is forecast for the
remainder of the Test.
Brief scores:
South Africa 191 and 366 for 5 dec (Tristan Stubbs 122, Temba Bavuma 113, Vishwa
Fernando 2-64) lead Sri Lanka 42 by 515 runs
[Cricinfo]
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SRI LANKA BEAT NEPAL IN UNDER 19 ASIA CUP OPENER
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2024/11/29
By
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Sri Lanka beat Nepal by 55 runs in the Under 19 Asia Cup group B game in
Sharjah.
Brief scores:
Sri Lanka Under 19s 233 in 50 overs [Sharujan Shanmuganathan 62, Lakvin
Abeysinghe 50, Dulnith Sigera 24, Vimath Dinsara 24, Kavija gamage 37*;Yuraj
Khatri 2-44, Santosh Yadav 4-45] beat Nepal Under 19s 178 in 46.2 overs [Mayan
Yadav 62; Newton Ranjithkumar 2-17, Kugadas Mathulan 2-21, Vihas Thewmika 2-51,
Praveen Maneesha 3-30] by 55 runs
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