On 27th February, 2011 Some drunken police officers from the Negombo police station came to the house of Marasingha Arachchige Maithree Nắrada, took Maithee Narada into custody with regard of a cattle theft in Kadirana area, and took him to the police station and assaulted him inhumanly. Narada was residing temporarily in a house at […]
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The UN panel commissioned to advise the UN Secretary General on several issues relating to the period covering the end of the war with the LTTE has now submitted its report. The content of the report has not yet been published. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have called on the UN Secretary General to
As a result of an assault made by a teacher of Matara, Gandara Madya Maha Vidyalaya, a student of the same school, had been injured and was admitted to the Matara,Thalalla rural hospital and has taken residential treatment for 5 days. Ishan Maleesha of Devrampura, Kapugama, Devinuwara, (Matara) a13 year old male student of grade
Matara, Gandara Central College teacher assaults a 13 year old child inhumanly Read More »
Asantha Arvinda of Madawalamula, Baddegma road, Galle, aged 24, cook by profession was acquitted from the forged charges in the case filled against him by the Pitabeddara police station and was released. The Human Rights Commission concluding their investigation of the human rights case filled by Asanka,s father, has reached to the observations- that the
When The case was called before the Pugoda Magistrates’ Courts the preliminary hearings with regard to the Murder Case of Mr.David Amarasinghe, 47 years older bachelor , whose death had been occurred on 14th August 2010, while in the custody of Kirindiwela police station , Pugoda Magistrate and the additional district Judge Mr. Aravinda Perera
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Three Asian women rights defenders have received a prestigious international award for a documentary made about their respective struggles, which was shown as part of a major film festival in the Netherlands during March. The jury at the Movies that Matter Festival, which was held in The Hague from March 24 to 31, awarded Suciwati
A petition has been forwarded to His Excellency President by the people requesting to hold the investigations and conduct the judicial proceedings quickly and impartially on the murder case of E.K. Saman Thilakasiri who lived in Hatharawana Palama, Moragahapallama, Inginiyagala. He was arrested by three officers of Inginiyagala police station ,on 21st February 2010 and
These days there is considerable discussion about investigations into some NGOs in Sri Lanka. The president himself is talking in public about this issue and already implying that there is some kind of wrong doing on the part of some NGOs. This has also been followed by several media channels. Therefore some simple reflections on
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Nihal De Silva is working as a broker in the sales field of vehicles, houses and land other than his farming. He has been taken into custody on an alleged cash theft which had happened with regard to a three wheeler deal, and had been hanged and assaulted. On 2nd January 2011 when, he
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Inquiry and Investigation Division of HRCSL has released a summary report of complaints, which were received during the year 2010. According to sources HRCSL received 9901 complaints this year. The head office received 4205 complaints and ten regional offices received 5696 complaints. Compared to the previous year the statistics indicate a reduction of 21 percent.
Human Rights Commission SL received 9901 complaints in the year 2010 Read More »
Upul went to his home on 3 February 2011, to participate in an alms giving held for the anniversary of his father’s death. Then his mother told him that a police officer was asking about a person called ‘Japana’. He went out from the house and asked the police officer who he was looking for.
A man is under imminent threat of illegal arrest and torture Read More »
Considering the cases in court s, postponing of Elections by the Election Commissioner in all Local Government Institutions which are under legal actions , is considered unfair and undemocratic. It is a bad example. This action can be followed by a person or a party in any further election in Sri Lanka, by purposely working
