Is HRC a white elephant ?
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What is meant by the regulation of civil society and non-government organizations?
Phillip Dissanayake The citizens of Sri Lanka have mixed views about Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) because of the way they are portrayed by the government, politicians, and media. In broader terms, NGOs can be defined as independent organizations that are not directly affiliated with the government. They run without the aim of generating profits, and operate
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Are NGOs a threat to national security?
” Voluntary social service organizations that are not subject to any government authority, are not controlled by any government structure, and work for independent goals and objectives are also known as non-governmental organizations. Although an accurate census of how many such organizations exist in Sri Lanka has not been done so far, it
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“We are against the ATA!”
The press conference held by the organization “Journalists for the Rights” on the anti-terrorism bill proposed by the government was held today (27) in the morning at the National Library and Documentation Services Board auditorium. Journalists from every district were present here representing the organization. Also, regarding the Anti-Terrorism bill, journalist K. Sanjeeva. Journalist Nimal
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Justice for Covid patients who were killed in Mahara prison in 2020
On November 29, 2020, 11 inmates died in an incident at Mahara Prison. More than 100 people including two prison officers were injured. The inhumanity aspect here is that nine out of the 11 dead have been confirmed to be Covid-19 patients. That means, a group of patients have been killed. It was our observation
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The death of a prisoner falling from a coconut tree is suspicious
The Gampaha Human Rights Center reports that a prisoner in the Pallansena rehabilitation camp, has fallen from a coconut tree and died. The officers of the rehabilitation center said that this man climbed the coconut tree out of anger with his wife and after he fell from the coconut tree and had an accident, he
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