Measures taken/current situation Situation during the visit A/HRC/33/51/Ad d.2 Centre for Justice and Change Prevention of Terrorism Act is not repealed. The Counter Terrorism Act is placed in Parliament. The CTA has improved in removing very offensive HR situations but it has not clearly defined what terrorism is. It also give all security establishment powers. In parliament how it will be scrutinized is yet to be seen. Families of the Disappeared There is a big discussion going on about the Repeal of PTA. Many HR organizations and activists say the new law (CTA) is more dangerous than the PTA. Even the Opposition led by Mahinda Rajapaksa, ex- president also oppose the new one. After the Easter Sunday bombs explosions, the PM said he is requesting to proceed asap and to pass the CTA bill in which most of the contents are oppose by many. ICJ The Prevention of Terrorism Act is yet to be repealed. The Counter-Terrorism bill which is the proposed replacement of the PTA contains several problematic provisions in contravention of international standards, several of which may increase the incidence of enforced disappearances. Most notably:  Overbroad and ambiguous definitions of the offence of terrorism  Detention without charge up to one year and detention without access to a court of law for up to 14 days  Interrogation of suspects without access to legal representation  Authority given to members of the armed forces and costal guards to arrest without warrant  Authority given to senior police officers to place arbitrary restrictions on the freedom of movement and the president to issue arbitrary curfew orders The OMP in Paragraph 2.17 its Annual report asserts that in order to prevent enforced disappearances and reduce the incidence of missing and disappeared persons, it is critical to ensure that detainees are accounted for at all times and a robust system of checks and balances are in place to ensure that no one agency or actor has unchecked power over them. Limiting powers of arrest, providing for judicial oversight of detention orders, guaranteeing access to Level of implementation and observations (to be completed by the WGEID) A/HRC/42/40/Add.1 34 Recommendations A/HRC/33/51/Add.2