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Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 1984.

Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 1984. Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 39/46 of 10 December 1984 entry into force 26 June 1987, in accordance with article 27 (1). Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world. Recognizing that those rights derive from the inherent…

The case of Kapugeekiyana vs Hettiachchi and two others S.C. No. 80/84.

The petitioner, a suspect in a murder case complained that about 6.00 a m. on 13.6.1984 the 1st and 2nd respondents entered his house, searched it and took into custody documents and files belonging to him without a search warrant. Thereafter without a warrant of arrest they arrested him and took him to the 4th Floor of the C.I.D. Office, Colombo 01. There they subjected him to harassment, assault, torture, duress. humiliation and cruel, inhuman, degrading and barbaric treatment. the judgement was compensation ordered for illegal detention. the court…

JAYANETTI v. THE LAND REFORM COMMISSION AND OTHERS |1984 2SLR 172

The petitioner had made an application to the Land Reform Commission (1st respondent) to purchase 50 acres out of Mount Pearl Estate an agricultural land and annexed to it a letter of recommendation from the then Member of Parliament the 6th added respondent as this was an administrative requirement for such an application. By letter dated 4th March 1982 the Regional Director of the Commission informed the petitioner that the request could not be granted because the Member of Parliament had withdrawn his recommendation owing to strong objection raised by…

Gunawardena vs Perera and Others S.C. APPLICATION NO.20/83.

The petitioner who are the Gunawardena and others are going to passed the Kollupitiya police station with caring the banner. the policeman who came in suddenly and take the banner. The photographer who is going on road and take the photo. after he was arrested by police. the petitioner and other go to police station for take off him. and after petitioner who is Gunawardena and others were subjected to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment by policeman. The judgement was the petitioner and others arrested in unlawful and contravened Article…

FERNANDO vs ATTORNEY GENERAL AND ANOTHER case of supreme court. S.C. APPLICATION NO. 2 OF 1983

The petitioner, sought a declaration stating that the Respondents (the police) violated his fundamental rights of freedom of thought, and conscience, subjected him to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment and punishment, illegally arrested him and did not inform him of the reason, for such arrest and violated his fundamental right of freedom of speech. he was attending a peaceful assembly and one day fast to protest against the detention of three Christian clergymen, a doctor, a University lecturer and his wife. after the petitioner and others were members of an…

VELMURUGU v. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND ANOTHER |1981 1SLR 406

The petitioner a member of the District Development Council for Amparai was prevented by army officers when travelling in a car with 3 others to go to the 4th Colony. He was stopped at the junction on the 4th colony and obliged to turn back and go back towards Kalmunai.On the way he apparently received various complaints of houses being burnt and assault. The petitioner put down the 3 persons who were in his car and proceeded back again towards the 4th Colony. On the way he met Fr. Elmo…

AIYATHURAI THADCHANAMOORTHI ATTORNEY GENERAL AND OTHERS VADIVEL MAHENTHIRAN V. ATTORNEY GENERAL AND OTHERS |1978 1SLR 154

The applicants in both applications had petitioned this Court under Article 126 of the Constitution of an infringement of a fundamental right by executive or administrative action. They alleged in their petitions that the acts, complained of constituted a violaton of the guarantee afforded to them in terms of Article 11 of the Constitution. (As both applications were similar in nature, in that both petitioners had alleged a violation of Article 11 of the Constitution, and as the officers against whom the allegations were made were the Inspector of Police…

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 1979

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 1979, Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 34/180 of 18 December 1979 entry into force 3 September 1981, in accordance with article 27(1). Noting that the Charter of the United Nations reaffirms faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women, Noting that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms the principle of the inadmissibility of discrimination and proclaims…

The constitution of Democratic Socialist Republic Sri Lanaka 1978 ( English, Sinhala)

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The case of velmurugu vs the attorney general and other. the judgement was given by supreme court S. .C. NO. 74/81.

The petitioner a member of the District Development Council for Amparai was prevented by army officers when travelling in a car with 3 others to go to the 4th Colony. He was stopped at the junction on the 4th colony and obliged to turn back and go back towards Kalmunai. On the way he apparently received various complaints of houses being burnt and assault. The petitioner put down the 3 persons who were in his car and proceeded back again towards the 4th Colony. At this junction on the orders…