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Is the Prevention of Terrorism Act Enough to Solve Problems ???

Human rights lawyer Armisa Tiegel has issued a statement on the failure to introduce the Prevention of Terrorism Amendment Bill. By Ermiza Tegal The Prevention of Terrorism Act of 1979 (PTA) is a draconian piece of legislation that is responsible …
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February 14, 2022

Civil society groups have condemned the Foreign Ministry’s response to Ambika

160 civil society activists and 47 organizations issued a statement of solidarity condemning the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ response to former commissioner of the Human Rights Commission Ms. Ambika Satkunanthan. Full publication On 27 January 2022 the government of Sri …
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February 7, 2022

A guidebook for lawyers.

It is important for lawyers dealing with torture complaints to act promptly and efficiently against the backdrop of increasing in police and state torture. To support them, The Right Life Organization has teamed up with Attorney – in – law …
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January 29, 2022

An unofficial translation of National Prison Study lunch by SLCAT

During the months of April and September 2018, the former National Human Rights Commission had conducted a study on prisons and inmates in Sri Lanka. This study report provides data on living conditions inside their prisons, sanitation, humanitarian transactions, food, …
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January 26, 2022

TID officers said I’m a terrorist because I didn’t own Buddhist books: Ahnaf Jazeem

Former PTA detainee poet : says they threatened to detain him for 20 years if he did not sign a confession Ahnaf Jazeem, a poet and teacher from the East of Sri Lanka, was arrested in May 2020 under the …
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January 20, 2022

SLHRC downgraded by UN body, the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions

Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission downgraded by UN body, the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions

Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka has been downgraded to B status by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), a United Nations Institute of National Human Rights Organisation. UN General Assembly adopted the guiding principals for NHRCs, …
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January 19, 2022

Negombo: Nine Police officers remanded

Nine Police officers of the Negombo Division Police station, including the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Crimes Division, have been remanded until the 27th of December by the Avissawella Magistrate’s Court. According to Lankadeepa, the suspects were arrested by the Eheliyagoda …
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December 17, 2021

Accused of enforced disappearance of 11 youth, Rear Admiral Karannagoda to be appointed as a Governor

Admiral of the Fleet, Wasantha Karannagoda is tipped to be appointed as the Governor of the North Western Province The Morning reports. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed dozens of serving and retired military generals to influential administration positions. This appointment …
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December 10, 2021

HR Commission tells AG to file criminal action about Rambukkana shooting

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka has advised the Attorney General to Investigate and file appropriate criminal proceedings against SSP K. B. Keerthiratne with regard to the Rambukkana Shooting. The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka also directed the …
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Are you a victim of torture?

The Right to Life human rights center and the Sri Lanka Collective Against Torture held the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on the occasion of “Are You a victim of Torture?” A panel discussion was held on …
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Bringing Justice and Relief to Torture Victims

Today is the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture That Sri Lanka is a country where torture is rife has been well documented by several international organisations including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the International Truth and Justice …
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SRI LANKA: Two big lies told about the 1978 Constitution

By Basil Fernando Two great lies have been propagated about the 1978 Constitution. When a lie is repeated many times by many persons, often such a lie begins to be treated as a conventional truth. The first of these lies …
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Is the Prevention of Terrorism Act Enough to Solve Problems ???

Civil society groups have condemned the Foreign Ministry’s response to Ambika

A guidebook for lawyers.

An unofficial translation of National Prison Study lunch by SLCAT

TID officers said I’m a terrorist because I didn’t own Buddhist books: Ahnaf Jazeem

Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission downgraded by UN body, the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions

Negombo: Nine Police officers remanded

Accused of enforced disappearance of 11 youth, Rear Admiral Karannagoda to be appointed as a Governor

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Does Prisons in Sri Lanka follow Mandela Standards

Prison in Sri Lanka that makes inmates in human beings

New legal reforms that force to us by Ishalini’s case

Stories of Change – Standing Up Against Torture in Sri Lanka

The story of the tears, which lost a father of two children

HR Commission tells AG to file criminal action about Rambukkana shooting

Are you a victim of torture?

Bringing Justice and Relief to Torture Victims

SRI LANKA: Two big lies told about the 1978 Constitution

SRI LANKA: A Sister’s 20 Year Long Struggle For Justice For Her Brother Killed By The Police

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