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Balapitiya Court Delivers Verdict After 17 Year Long Torture Case Involving 14 Year Old Schoolboy

Seventeen years after the brutal torture of 14-year-old schoolboy Buddhi Ewantha Gunasekara from Eranawila, Mitiyagoda, the Balapitiya High Court yesterday (11) handed down long-awaited sentences to four accused, including senior police officers and a civil guard. The tragic case dates …

September 12, 2025

Kantale School Principal Accused of Brutally Assaulting Ninth Grade Students

An incident has been reported from Kantale, where the principal of Agrabodhi Vidyalaya allegedly brutally assaulted several Grade 9 students for eating their meals outside the classroom. The incident occurred on July 28. According to reports, a student named Nisel …

August 21, 2025

Tangalle Fisherman Assaulted by Police After Refusing to Apologize to Neighbor

A fisherman from Rekawa East, Tangalle, has accused police officers of assaulting him after he refused to bow down and apologize to a neighbor during a dispute. The victim, identified as Koku Hannedige Prabath Priyantha, a resident of Pokunu Goda, …

August 20, 2025

Grade Seven Student Brutally Assaulted by Principal in Anuradhapura

A shocking incident has been reported from Ranajayapura Maha Vidyalaya, Anuradhapura, where a Grade Seven student was allegedly assaulted by the school principal. The victim, identified as D. M. Ravindu Sathsara, was among three students summoned to the principal’s …

August 18, 2025

Public Dialogue Highlights Delays in Justice and Anti-Torture Mechanisms in Sri Lanka

25-year struggle for justice in the Lasantha Jagath Kumara case reveals systemic failings A public discussion titled “Delays in Sri Lanka’s Justice System and the Functioning of Anti-Torture Mechanisms” was held on July 15, 2015, at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute in Colombo, drawing attention to …

July 15, 2025

30 Years of the Torture Act: R2L’s Call for Reform Featured in Daily Mirror

In a significant show of media recognition, the Daily Mirror has featured a detailed article highlighting the efforts of the Right to Life Human Rights Centre (R2L) in raising awareness on torture in Sri Lanka, coinciding with the International Day …

July 2, 2025

79 Deaths in Police Custody Since 2020: Human Rights Commission Issues Guidelines to Prevent Further Tragedies

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has revealed that 79 individuals have died in police custody or in incidents following arrest between 2020 and March 2025, according to complaints received by the Commission. In an inquiry conducted by …

June 30, 2025

Official Statement from the Right to Life Human Rights Centre on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

On this International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the Right to Life Human Rights Centre reaffirms its unwavering commitment to stand with survivors of torture, to advocate for justice and accountability, and to push for meaningful structural reforms …

June 26, 2025

Balapitiya Court Delivers Verdict After 17 Year Long Torture Case Involving 14 Year Old Schoolboy

Kantale School Principal Accused of Brutally Assaulting Ninth Grade Students

Tangalle Fisherman Assaulted by Police After Refusing to Apologize to Neighbor

There was a time when even the act of searching for information about the missing led to further disappearances – Philip Dissanayake

Chandradasa Ranasinghe, a young law student and activist from Weerapane, Opatha, Matara, remains one of the many who disappeared during the turbulent period of 1989 in Sri Lanka. At the time of his disappearance, he was just 23 years old …

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Balapitiya Court Delivers Verdict After 17 Year Long Torture Case Involving 14 Year Old Schoolboy

Kantale School Principal Accused of Brutally Assaulting Ninth Grade Students

Tangalle Fisherman Assaulted by Police After Refusing to Apologize to Neighbor

Grade Seven Student Brutally Assaulted by Principal in Anuradhapura

Public Dialogue Highlights Delays in Justice and Anti-Torture Mechanisms in Sri Lanka

30 Years of the Torture Act: R2L’s Call for Reform Featured in Daily Mirror

79 Deaths in Police Custody Since 2020: Human Rights Commission Issues Guidelines to Prevent Further Tragedies

Official Statement from the Right to Life Human Rights Centre on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

අතින් දමා High Court දෙන හබරාදූවේ පොලිස් මහත්තුරු

Torture is a political weapon | SLCAT | Lakshan Dias

There are problems in the context of the Prevention of Terrorism Act itself | Professor Chandraguptha Thenuwara

The time has come for a system change to eradicate torture – Dr Shehan Gunathilake

PTA – Rohan Samarajiva

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Balapitiya Court Delivers Verdict After 17 Year Long Torture Case Involving 14 Year Old Schoolboy

Kantale School Principal Accused of Brutally Assaulting Ninth Grade Students

Tangalle Fisherman Assaulted by Police After Refusing to Apologize to Neighbor

There was a time when even the act of searching for information about the missing led to further disappearances – Philip Dissanayake

SHORT ANALYSIS ON SENTENCING POLICIES ON TORTURE 2019

Sri Lanka: 25 Years with Act against Torture 2019

A Snapshot of the Criminal Justice System: Building a Picture Through Sexual Violence Cases in the Court of Appeal 2018 by Shenali De Silva and supported publication

SUPPORTING SURVIVORS OF MALE SEXUAL VIOLENCE Report 2016 Supported by a grant from the “Open Society Foundations”

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