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Torture Incident Reported to Hambantota Human Rights First Aid Centre

In a deeply troubling incident, the Embilipitiya police subjected Susil Vitaranage, a 55-year-old father of two from Sevanagala, Kiriwewa, to severe torture. Vitaranage was completely stripped, tied up with chilies, had chili juice applied to his lower back and lips, beaten with hand and hose pipe, had gasoline poured into a shopping bag which was […]

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Expert Forum on Ongoing Torture Despite Extensive Anti-Torture Legislation

On June 26, 2024, the Right to Life Human Rights Centre, in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Collective Against Torture (SLCAT), hosted an Expert Forum at Hotel Janaki to mark the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. The forum, titled “Ongoing Torture Despite Extensive Anti-Torture Legislation,” brought together prominent figures such as Shani

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Terms of Reference (ToR) for Online Database/ Content Management System (CMS) Development – PUJA Project

1. Introduction: The Right to Life Human Rights Centre (R2L), collaborating with NPC, CHRD, and PCA, is implementing the PUJA Project aimed at building public support for justice and accountability processes across ethnic divides in Sri Lanka. A key component of this project is the creation of a dedicated website featuring curated stories of victims,

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Right to Life Human Rights Centre launches torture monitoring report

To mark International Human Rights Day – 2023, the Right to Life Human Rights Centre launched the quarterly torture monitoring report titled as TRUTH (Targeting Rights: Unraveling Torture’s Harm). The objective of this quarterly newsletter is to monitor the aspect of torture in Sri Lanka and report on the prevalence, measures for prevention, and legal

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Proposals of the Journalists for Rights for a National Media Policy

Journalists for Rights, a rights-based journalists’ trade union and civil society organization affiliated with the Right to Life Human Rights Center submitted a set of proposals to the Committee for Development of National Media Policy in Sri Lanka. Ministry of Media Sri Lankan Ministry of Media under the patronage of the United Nations Development Programme

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