ANKARA

The Japanese government has decided to drop a bill to revise the immigration law after strong protests from human rights activists and opposition parties, local media reported on Tuesday.

According to the Kyodo news agency, the move came as opposition parties announced they were blocking the bill in parliament and called on the government to investigate the death of a Sri Lankan woman detained in a detention center. ‘immigration.

Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali, 33, died on March 6 after complaining of upset stomach and other symptoms since mid-January.

According to the news agency, opposition parties and human rights activists believe the proposed revision of the law would violate the principle of non-refoulement, which ensures that asylum seekers will not be returned to the country they fled.

Opposition lawmakers also believed that the new legislation would expand the power and discretion of the immigration authority.

Earlier on April 9, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees also expressed serious concerns about the bill.

* Written by Islamuddin Sajid

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