police torture in sri lanka

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has granted leave to proceed in the Fundamental Rights application bearing No. SCFR/28/2025 filed by Mr. Dinesh Madhusanka Liyanage, a resident of Yagirala Neluwa Mahagedarawatta, alleging unlawful arrest, illegal detention, and torture by officers attached to the Ittapana Police Station. The petition was taken up before a three-judge bench […]

Colombo, October 3 – Serious allegations have emerged against the Kandana Police for allegedly violating fundamental rights by unlawfully arresting and detaining a man, torturing him. This not only violated the basic rights of the individual and criminal laws, but also ignored the recommendations from the Hon. Supreme Court and the Human Rights Commission of

The Sri Lanka Collective Against Torture (SLCAT) has called on the President to take immediate action against police officers found by the Supreme Court to have violated fundamental rights, including those who tortured a minor. In a letter to the President, timed to coincide with World Children’s Day, the SLCAT specifically demanded the immediate dismissal