IT’S JANUARY 6 ALL OVER THE WORLD: “Sri Lanka’s new government came under international censure Monday over the use of tough anti-terror laws to detain protesters who forced Gotabaya Rajapaksa to step down from the presidency last month. Irony:

The PTA allows suspects to be detained for 90 days without judicial review.

“Using laws that don’t conform with international human rights standards – like the PTA – erodes democracy in Sri Lanka,” said US ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung.

“We encourage the government to uphold the rights of the people to express their views,” she tweeted.

I encourage all governments to do that.

Related: Sri Lanka Faces International Censure Over Arrests.