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“32” Documentary Wins New Asian Currents Award at Jaffna International Cinema Festival

The documentary film “32”, produced by the Right to Life Human Rights Centre and directed by Visakesa Chandrasekaram, has won the New Asian Currents – Documentary award at the Jaffna International Cinema Festival. The awards ceremony, recognizing outstanding feature, short, and documentary films screened in the competitive sections of the festival, was held recently in […]

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Shooting of Suspect in Prison Custody at Nagoda Hospital: Serious Concerns Raised Over Inmate Safety

News / suneth gajanayake

[Kalutara, December 31] – Highlighting yet another serious concern regarding the safety of suspects held in state custody under the protection of prison officials, a remand prisoner receiving treatment at the Kalutara Nagoda Teaching Hospital was shot in the morning of December 31. The victim injured in the shooting has been identified as Narayanage Dilip

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Investigation Underway Into Alleged Physical Punishment of School Student in Sooriyawewa

News / suneth gajanayake

An investigation has been initiated following allegations that a school student was subjected to inhuman physical punishment by a school principal in Sooriyawewa, Hambantota District. According to the mother of the victim, the incident occurred on 18 December 2025 at Rammuduwewa Vidyalaya, Sooriyawewa. Her son, a 16-year-old Grade 11 student, was allegedly assaulted by the

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Right to Life Conducts Legal Aid Clinic in Monaragala District

aid centres, News / suneth gajanayake

In commemoration of International Human Rights Day, the Right to Life Human Rights Centre (R2L), in collaboration with the Monaragala Human Rights and Social Entrepreneurship Development Centre (HRSEDC), conducted a legal aid clinic in the Monaragala District with the objective of strengthening access to justice at the community level. The clinic was led by Dulan

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Supreme Court Orders Police Officers to Pay Rs. 900,000 as Personal Compensation for Illegal Arrest and Custodial Torture

Articles, News / suneth gajanayake

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has ordered five police officers to personally pay a total compensation of Rs. 900,000 to a farmer whose fundamental rights were violated through an unlawful arrest, custodial torture, and arbitrary prosecution. The judgment was delivered on 10 December 2025 by a three-judge Bench comprising Justice S. Thurairaja, PC, Justice

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Amitha Priyanthi Honoured as Human Rights Defender of the Year 2025

Articles, News / suneth gajanayake

Amitha Priyanthi was awarded the Human Rights Defender of the Year 2025 at the International Human Rights Day Commemoration held on 11 December at the BMICH, organised by the Right to Life Human Rights Centre This prestigious recognition honours her unwavering struggle for justice following the killing of her brother, Lasantha, in an attack by

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Civil Society Must Address Climate Change as a Human Rights Issue, Says Right to Life Centre

Events, News / suneth gajanayake

The Right to Life Human Rights Centre stated that civil society, which continuously advocates for the implementation of Sri Lanka’s human rights legal system and protects the rights of victims, must now also incorporate human rights issues arising from natural disasters caused by climate change into its scope. Philip Dissanayake – Executive Director Philip Dissanayake,

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Empowering Rights, Building Resilience: Right to Life Launches Groundbreaking Social Entrepreneurship Initiative with UNOPS

News / suneth gajanayake

Right to Life Human Rights Centre, in partnership with the Uva Shakthi Foundation and the Anuradhapura District Citizen Committee, is proud to announce the launch of our latest initiative: “Sustaining Civic Resilience: Social Entrepreneurship for Human Rights First Aid Centres in Sri Lanka”. Supported by UNOPS under the Vriddhi grant project, this seven-month initiative marks a turning point for grassroots human rights defenders

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Modern Concepts of Disaster Management: A Rights-Based Scientific Approach

Climate, News / Editor

Disaster management is no longer a process limited to providing relief after a catastrophe, as it was in the past. In the modern world, it has become a broader and more complex scope of study based on scientific and social theories. The following are the latest concepts in this field, which have evolved from civil

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Supreme Court Grants Leave in Shocking Police Shooting of Thihagoda Student

News / suneth gajanayake

The Supreme Court today (05) leave granted to proceed in the Fundamental Rights petition SC/FR/157/23, filed over the shooting of a schoolboy in Thihagoda, Matara an incident that has raised serious concerns regarding the alleged excessive use of force by police officers. The case was taken up before the Supreme Court, where submissions from both the petitioner

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SLMA Launches Emergency Medical Hotline for Communities Affected by Severe Weather

Articles, News / suneth gajanayake

Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) has activated an Emergency Medical Advisory Hotline to support communities affected by ongoing severe weather conditions across the country. The hotline, 0777 119 900, enables the public to obtain medical guidance from qualified doctors, particularly in areas where access to hospitals has become difficult due to floods and landslides. The

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Court Acquits Ex-Army Captain and Driver After 24-Year Mobile Phone Robbery Trial

Articles, News / suneth gajanayake

The Right to Life human rights centre identifies the acquittal of a former army captain and his driver after a 24-year trial as a tragedy that highlights a critical breakdown in Sri Lanka’s criminal justice system. The Colombo High Court on November 24 ordered the acquittal and release of former Army Captain Udayashantha Kodithuwakku and

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