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So far 146 Sri Lankans have died due to the rapidly spreading Covid 19 epidemic around the world. Most of the deaths were from migrant Sri Lankans, with 98 reported deaths. The death toll in Sri Lanka so far is 48. Most of the deaths abroad are reported to be from Middle Eastern countries. Thirty-five […]

At the police station, they were severely tortured. According to the family, the family members were denied access to the suspects and the police denied having abducted or taken them into custody. Later, on information received by the family, they inquired from the Kuda oya Police and heard the both suspects shouting “Buddhu sir please do

Asian Human Rights Commission has released a statement on their website regarding the death of Gayana Pushpakumara. Statement is as follow.. On October 11, a young man Gayan Pushpkumar, 21, was arrested by the officers of the Pugoda Police Station on mistaken identity. Initially, he was suspected of having robbed some money. However, later, the

A youth was arrested by the pugoda police for stealing money died after being admitted to ragama hospital due to illness inside the police cell on 12th of September. 21-year-old Gayan Pushpakumara a resident in Pugoda, Madawala Kanda had died in this manner. In this area a person gives a packet of drugs in the

The sudden rise in the number of cases of Covid-19 has caused serious community concerns. Given the devastation that is being caused by the dangerous pandemic, prevention requires even more than eternal vigilance. Anything done to create complacency among the people works in favour of the virus. The art of war against this kind of

The government has warned that journalists who report on the second wave of epidemics, beginning with the Brandix Covid cluster and hundreds of sick every day, could be at risk of spreading the virus. Acting Chief of Defense Staff and Army Commander Shavendra Silva has stated that the number of victims of the re-emergence of

International Information Day on September 28. To mark the occasion, the Right to Information Journalists held a ceremony at Sawsiripaya, Colombo 07 on the theme that the right to information cannot be deprived. It was revealed that under the Information Act, the police would seek information from journalists who request information. Rahul Samantha Hettiarachchi of

Two days after the introduction of the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, which seeks to overthrow President Gotabhaya Rajapakse, the number of petitions challenging it has risen to 12 in the Supreme Court. The Attorney General has filed six petitions in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, September 23 and six on Thursday, September 24, court

Human rights issues related to enforced disappearances in Sri Lanka still continue. The grievances and the anxieties of those loved ones of the disappeared due to the ‘88-89 insurgency and the three-decade-long separatist war exist to this day. In this context Daily Mirror spoke to human rights activist and award-winning filmmaker Dr Visakesa Chandrasekaram to

The Government had decided to grant Presidential pardon to prisoners imprisoned for minor offenses. Prison Headquarters said, a general pardon will be granted to prisoners who are unable to pay fines and bails. Meanwhile, it also stated that it has been decided to reduce the imprisonment time for minor offenses over 65 years old inmates.

Phnom Penh, 13 August 2020 – We, the undersigned national and international organizations and communities, call on the Royal Government of Cambodia (“RGC”) to immediately discard the repressive draft Law on Public Order and uphold its obligations under international human rights law. The draft law contains an extensive array of provisions that effectively criminalize the

Dr. Deepika Udagama, Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has submitted her resignation letter to the Constitutional Council and it has been accepted by the Constitutional Council, according to Parliament media section. This has been mentioned on the official Twitter account of the parliament. Her resignation will take effect in next