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A video of two young men in the Eastern Province being brutally assaulted by a uniformed police officer is rapidly circulating on social media. The attack was carried out by a traffic police constable bearing…
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The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has launched an investigation into the death of a Muslim youth who was beaten to death while in custody. T. Kanagaraj, the coordinator of the Northern Provincial…
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Asela Sampath, the Chairman of the Consumer Rights Protection Organization, was abducted by a group of persons who had come to his house in a van on the night of 2021-06-26. Following the abduction, his…
This article is based on a discussion with Sudesh Nandimal, Secretary of the Committee to Protect the Rights of Prisoners, about the Fate of an Inmate in the Informal Prison System. Prison inmates can be…
In 2018, the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka conducted a National Study on Prisons in Sri Lanka. This was based on prisons, inmates and prison officials. In addition, government agencies and independent organizations as…
President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has invited the Tamil Diaspora to join the country's internal affairs in building reconciliation, further strengthening the Rajapaksa government's commitment to international human rights organizations and the Western countries. He stated that…
A civil society grouping in a statement issued yesterday (13) strongly criticised the government over its human rights record. The statement was issued by over two dozens activists hours after the 48th sessions of the…
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet says the current social, economic and governance challenges facing Sri Lanka show the continuing destructive impact of militarization and accountability on fundamental rights, civil liberties, democratic institutions,…
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