March 30, 2021

Depriving the arrested student opportunity to sit for the GCE Advanced Level examination by Gokeralla Police…

March 30, 2021 Editor

A 19-year-old student from Dodamgaslande, Kurunegala has been remanded for four months on charges of illegally possessing heroin. The student, who was studying for the GCE Advanced Level at the Sastharachindra Pirivena College, Polgolla, was on his way to a friend’s house on October 10 when he was stopped by a group in plain clothes and asked for cannabis. Upon hearing about the incident, which took place about 500 meters from the house, the student’s relatives went to the scene and inquired about the incident. Although the relatives did not…

Power of the Commissioner for Human Rights regarding Sri Lanka: Sunanda Deshapriya

March 30, 2021 Editor

Journalist Sunanda Deshapriya says that although spring is on its way to Geneva, spring has not yet come for the Sri Lankan government. He said that Sri Lanka had won the Geneva resolution by an unexpected 22 votes and that this was the lowest turnout for Sri Lanka and that only dictatorial countries had voted for Sri Lanka. He points out that after the resolution came out on February 22, four rounds of informal talks were held. Says Sunanda Deshapriya. They also said that the report submitted by the High…

Not everyone who wear uniform can solve crimes- Philip Disanayake

March 30, 2021 Editor

In 2020 alone, 26 illegal killings were reported, said Philip Dissanayake, a member of the Convening Board of the Sri Lankan Alliance Against Torture. He points out that there have been 16 incidents and 26 inmates have been killed along with 11 other prisoners who died in the Mahara incident. He says there are three criteria as a key factor in establishing human rights in a country: the first is that murders cannot take place outside the country, the second is that disappearances are not allowed, and the third is…

“Is torture a necessity?” – Panel Discussion.

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A Lunatic Police Attack – Basil Fernando

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A brutal attack by Police Officers caught on a video tape has gone viral in the social media. It has caused expressions of public dismay about the levels of violence that Sri Lankan Police practice. The video shows how a Police Officer jumps on the body of a fallen young driver and attacks him. Though, as an act caught on a video camera, this act of brutality may seem shocking. But, years of observing the practice of torture by the Sri Lankan Police clearly establishes this point. The practice of…