A petition has been filed with the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, highlighting the alleged violation of fundamental rights in the shooting of a fifteen-year-old minor by police officers in Thihagoda. The petitioner, Dhammika Malkanthi, seeks justice for her son, who sustained severe injuries during the incident. According to the petitioner, the incident occurred on […]
In a significant development regarding the Rambukkana shooting incident, multiple Fundamental Rights (FR) applications have been filed on behalf of the victims. The cases were brought before the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, seeking justice and accountability for the tragic events that unfolded. The FR applications, numbered SC FR 73/2023, SC FR 74/2023, SC FR
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According to the sources of the National Police Commission, a complaint has been received that a 31-year-old resident of Rajawella, Kandy, was arrested and taken to the house of a Teldeniya police officer, beaten and sprayed with hot peppers on his genitals. To investigate the complaint, Teldaniya Senior Superintendent of Police PMDUB. The sources
The law has not yet been implemented for the torture of Teldeniya police! Read More »
Phillip Dissanayake The citizens of Sri Lanka have mixed views about Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) because of the way they are portrayed by the government, politicians, and media. In broader terms, NGOs can be defined as independent organizations that are not directly affiliated with the government. They run without the aim of generating profits, and operate
What is meant by the regulation of civil society and non-government organizations? Read More »
” Voluntary social service organizations that are not subject to any government authority, are not controlled by any government structure, and work for independent goals and objectives are also known as non-governmental organizations. Although an accurate census of how many such organizations exist in Sri Lanka has not been done so far, it
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The press conference held by the organization “Journalists for the Rights” on the anti-terrorism bill proposed by the government was held today (27) in the morning at the National Library and Documentation Services Board auditorium. Journalists from every district were present here representing the organization. Also, regarding the Anti-Terrorism bill, journalist K. Sanjeeva. Journalist Nimal
“We are against the ATA!” Read More »
On November 29, 2020, 11 inmates died in an incident at Mahara Prison. More than 100 people including two prison officers were injured. The inhumanity aspect here is that nine out of the 11 dead have been confirmed to be Covid-19 patients. That means, a group of patients have been killed. It was our observation
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The Gampaha Human Rights Center reports that a prisoner in the Pallansena rehabilitation camp, has fallen from a coconut tree and died. The officers of the rehabilitation center said that this man climbed the coconut tree out of anger with his wife and after he fell from the coconut tree and had an accident, he
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Four years have passed since the fateful Easter in 2019 which plunged the entire country into shock and terror. The synchronized attack by a team of 10 suicide bombers took the lives of 272 persons and injured another 500 or more in a total of six simultaneous attacks- on three churches and three luxury hotels.
STRUGGLE FOR TRUTH AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR EASTER BOMBING NEEDS TO CONTINUE Read More »
On April 19, 2022, a civilian was killed in a firing by the police during a public demonstration in Rambukkana. In this regard, the final recommendations of the investigations conducted by the Human Rights Commission has been forwarded to the Inspector General of Police on April 18. HRCSL final recommendations
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A year has passed since the Rambukkana police opened fire on a public demonstration, killing one person and injuring another.But still the law does not seem to be implemented against the police officer who ordered this killing or the lower police officers who carried out this shooting. On April 19, 2022, there was a peaceful
It’s been a year since Rambukkana incident! Read More »
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka states that the Government is advised to reconsider the definition of terrorism mentioned in section 3 (1) of the Anti Terrorism Bill and recommend specific amendments to clarify and narrow the acts falling within the definition. In a statement on Thursday (6), HRCSL said that the definition of
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