Torture is a terrible crime. It leaves both physical scars and deep mental wounds. For victims trying to get justice, the biggest challenge is often just proving that the abuse actually happened. At the Right to Life Human Rights Centre (R2L), we see this problem every day in our fight against police brutality. When the […]
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In the face of the current global crises and the context of war, both the world’s and Sri Lanka’s economy are experiencing severe impacts. Consequently, there is a possibility that poverty levels may rise further in the future. We have entered an era where the fight against poverty must be intensified more than ever before.
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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The case against a politician and his associates—an assault on peaceful protesters that lasted over a decade in the Hambantota Magistrate’s Court—finally concluded yesterday (24 September 2025), not with a criminal conviction, but with a settlement between the two parties. This drawn-out ordeal offers a stark illustration of how Sri Lanka’s judicial system punishes
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The case of Mohamed Suhail, a 21 year old aviation student, highlights the arbitrary and unjust application of Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). Arrested in October 2024, Suhail was detained for nine months, with his case showcasing the deeply flawed nature of the PTA and its disproportionate use against individuals, particularly minorities, who
The situation faced by prison inmates has long been a subject of discussion in society, and the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka conducted an in-depth study on this issue over approximately two years, releasing a major report in 2022. This report has been submitted to the government, with suggestions that its recommendations be implemented.
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On March 7, 2008, a 14 year old school student, Buddhi Ewantha Gunasekara of Eranawila, Mitiyagoda, was arrested by officers of the Mitiyagoda Police Crime Branch, Sub-Inspector Saman Palitha Athukorala and Civil Guard Lalith de Zoysa, over an alleged theft of money from a neighboring house. Following his arrest, Buddhi was subjected to brutal torture
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The Cabinet has approved the appointment of Lasandamala Muhandiramge, a Grade I officer of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service, as the Director General Registrar of the National Secretariat for Non-Governmental Organizations. The post had remained vacant for nearly six months. Muhandiramge previously served as the Director of the National Secretariat for NGOs. She is an
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MP Bimal Ratnayake announced in Parliament that the National Secretariat for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) will be brought under a new ministry within the next month. He disclosed this information after referring to the report issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. According to Ratnayake, the Secretariat will be removed from its current
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