The Sri Lanka Collective Against Torture (SLCAT) is gravely concerned about the statement issued by the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) dated 30 June 2022 titled ‘HRCSL condemns the false media broadcast made by the President of the Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners’.
The Commission, at the conclusion of its inquiry into the allegation made by Mr. Senaka Perera, President of the Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners, that imprisoned persons were used on 9 May 2022 to attack peaceful protestors, makes many assertions and allegations that are detrimental to the safety and security of human rights defenders and freedom of expression.