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A leading organization fighting against forced disappearances warns that the recent abduction of a social activist, carried out by a group clad in plain clothes during the night, could be the beginning of a new…
The Forum of Women Parliamentarians has focused on making proposals to increase the representation of women in the existing electoral structure in Sri Lanka. The Forum has decided to submit a proposal in writing to…
The President of the Ceylon Teachers' Union S. Priyantha Fernando has lodged a complaint with the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) alleging that the authorities have not taken steps to ensure online education…
Mrs. Chamila Thushari, head coordinator, Dabindu Collective, says that trade zone workers are suffering due to sexual harassment in the workplace. She says free trade zone workers are the most persecuted and are being harassed…
Suspects under the Prevention of Terrorism Act are more likely to be tortured and that prison officials have come to the conclusion that the government is not complying with the law, then they would not…
Father Nandana Manatunga, Director of the Kandy Human Rights Office says that the government is currently prosecuting cases against torture in a very weak manner and therefore urges the Attorney General to file cases against…
Sri Lanka is a criminal state. This story proves it. But we have to change this situation somehow. We have to fight continously... The person who is responsible for this murder is fugitive and is…
Former parliamentarian Duminda Silva, who was sentenced to death has been released along with a group of LTTE suspects, because the government is well aware that no one can protest against it, young artist and…
Former Secretary of the Young Journalists' Association, Tharindu Jayawardena says that justice has not yet been done to the journalists who faced torture. Those who attacked Poddala Jayantha are still at large. In addition to…
The police are responsible for the safety and accountability of those in their custody. If a person dies while he or she in police custody that should be investigated by a separate police unit but…
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