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Anadolu Agency (18 May 2021)

Islamuddin Sajid

Japan's government has decided to drop a bill aiming to revise the immigration law after strong protest from human rights activists and opposition parties, local media reported on Tuesday.

According to Kyodo News Agency, the decision came as opposition parties announced to block the proposed legislation in the parliament and called on the government to investigate the death of a Sri Lankan woman who was under detention at an immigration facility.

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

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