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840 million Women Face Partner or Sexual Violence in Their Lifetime

Global Estimates Reveal Alarming Reality A new report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 19 November 2025 reveals a deeply troubling reality: an estimated 840 million women around the world have experienced violence, either from an intimate partner or through sexual violence by a non-partner. This finding confirms that violence against women remains […]

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Sri Lanka: Death of Brandix Employee Raises Concerns Over Workplace Neglect and Employee Rights

Articles, News / suneth gajanayake

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), Hong Kong, has expressed serious concern over the tragic death of Paramasivam Pushpalatha, a former employee of Brandix Lanka Limited, reportedly caused by the company’s alleged neglect to provide medical care during her working hours. According to reports from her husband and trade union representatives, Pushpalatha fell seriously ill

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Justice Minister: Prisons Must Become ‘Schools of Transformation,’ Not ‘Hopeless Torture Chambers’

News / suneth gajanayake

The prison system must be fundamentally reformed from a place of punishment into a “school of transformation,” stated Minister of Justice and National Integration, Harshana Nanayakkara. “We will take steps to transform the prison from a hopeless torture chamber into a workshop that ignites hope for life,” he declared. Speaking at a ceremony held at

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Suspect Dies in Police Custody in Kandeketiya

News / suneth gajanayake

A 46-year-old suspect, who was arrested on two court-issued warrants, has died while in police custody in the Kandeketiya police station , raising fresh concerns about custodial safety and accountability. The deceased has been identified as Navaratne Mudiyanselage Ajantha Pushpakumara, a resident of Meegahakiula. According to reports, Pushpakumara fell ill while being held at the

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Child Protection Alliance Calls for Urges Government to Pass Penal Code Amendment Bill Protecting Children

News / suneth gajanayake

The Child Protection Alliance (CPA) has urged the Government of Sri Lanka to take immediate steps to pass the Penal Code Amendment Bill – Chapter 19, which seeks to ban corporal punishment of children. In a letter addressed to Hon. Harashana Nanayakka, Minister of Justice and National Integration, the CPA commended the government’s initiative in

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Breaking the Silence: Ending Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists in Sri Lanka

Articles, News / suneth gajanayake

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists – November 2, 2025 Every year, November 2 is observed globally as the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. It is a day that calls upon governments and societies to ensure accountability for the threats, harassment, and murders faced by journalists. For Sri

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Enforced Disappearances; A Problem Sri Lanka Seeking Solutions for Five Decades

Articles, News / Dini

(To mark the 35th Annual Commemoration of the Disappeared) By Philip Dissanayake, Executive Director, Right to Life Human Rights Centre Sri Lanka has a long history of enforced disappearances. The period from the 1970s until the end of the civil war in 2009 is cited as a time when disappearances were severely reported in the

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Government Must Seize the Moment to Deliver Justice and Reconciliation – National Peace Council of Sri Lanka

News / suneth gajanayake

Media Release -Act Now 24/10/25 Sri Lanka stands at a moment when political intent, social demand, and institutional opportunity align. The people have given the new government a decisive majority and a clear mandate for change. With a two-thirds majority in Parliament, a largely cooperative opposition, and an expectant population,

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Supreme Court Upholds Justice: Three Police Officers Ordered to Pay Rs. 75,000 for Violating Journalist’s Rights

Articles, News / suneth gajanayake

Colombo, October 22, 2025 — In a landmark ruling that reinforces the protection of fundamental rights, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has found three officers of the Alawwa Police guilty of violating the constitutional rights of journalist Thilina Rajapaksa through verbal abuse, assault, and unlawful detention. Rajapaksa, an announcer and producer at a private

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Fair Justice Campaign Statement on Sri Lanka’s Prison Crisis and the Commissioner General’s Call for the Death Penalty

Articles, News / suneth gajanayake

Colombo, Sri Lanka – 23 October 2025 The Fair Justice Campaign of the Right to Life Human Rights Centre has expressed deep concern over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka’s prisons, highlighting severe overcrowding and inhumane conditions that violate the fundamental rights of inmates. According to official data presented by the Commissioner General of

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Human Rights, Corporate Social Responsibility, and the Need for Legal Reform

Articles, News / Dini

A Stance on the Ongoing Debate Surrounding a Local Tea Commercial The recent controversy ignited by a video advertisement from a prominent Sri Lankan tea company, facing calls for a consumer boycott due to its perceived focus on LGBTIQ issues, underscores a critical intersection between corporate social responsibility (CSR), human rights, and market freedom. As

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Crisis of Trust: Mount Lavinia Incident and the Imperative to Safeguard Human Rights

Articles, News / Editor

A Statement by the Right to Life Human Rights Centre The recent volatile confrontation near the Mount Lavinia Court, involving the alleged assault of a lawyer by a police officer, the alleged verbal abuse of the police by a senior lawyer, the subsequent remand of the officer, and the opposition to mediation by the

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