Civil society organizations and activists have issued a press release stating that the functioning of the Presidential Task Force established in the recent past should be closely monitored. They show here specifically, that the all the Presidential Task Forces have a compliment of military personnel while the Presidential Task Force to build a Secure Country, […]
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Angered by the rise of anti-Muslim hatred following the COVID-19 outbreak, a group of powerful Islamic countries have urged Sri Lanka to ensure the safety of Muslims in the country. In a strongly worded statement, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has also expressed its opposition to cremating bodies of Coronavirus victims. “General Secretariat of the
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Gotabhaya Rajapakse, who served as defense secretary during his brother Mahinda Rajapakses regime, has been accused of disappearances, abductions and war crimes and now launched an attack on journalists since he became president. Ten years after the end of the communal war, the military is still occupying the North and East. Armed forces have been
Statement released by SLCAT on COVID – 19 and Torture, Cruel, Inhumane and Degrading treatment Sri Lankan Committee Against torture has released a statement regarding the Torture, Cruel, Inhumane and Degrading treatment done by the Sri Lankan police during the Covid – 19 lock down. Th statement is as follow.
Attorney-at-Law Charitha Gunaratne has filed a fundamental rights petition in the Supreme Court demanding that the Election Commissions gazette notification which is to be postponed to June 20, be violated by the Constitution. The respondents are Mahinda Deshapriya, the Chairman of the Election Commission and its members NJ Jayasinghe. Abeysekera, Prof. Ratnajeevan Hoole, Secretary to
Personal details of the victim The victim name is Jerad Mervin Perera, 42years old from Wattala, gampaha district of the island. He was married person and worked in the Colombo dockyard. Incident On the 14th June of 2002 Jerad Mervin Perera was arrested by Police officers attached to Wattala Police station, accusing for a triple
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Personal details of the victim. The victim name is R.H.M. Keerthirathna, 50 years old, resident in Mudalakkuliya, Puttalam district of Sri Lanka. Incident On January 18, 2011, Anamaduwa police officers visited the victim’s home and arrested him. The reason for his arrest is not known. He was taken to the police station and produced before
Illegally arrest by the Anamaduwa Police officers. Read More »
Personal details of the victims. There were 13 victims faced this torture incident and one person was died. R2L has given legal support for 03 victims of them. They are Sameera Sandaruwan, Jayathilaka & Pradeep kumara. They were working as labors in the Katunayaka Free Trade Zone when they faced this incident. Incident The workers
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Personal details of the victim The victim name is Sumith Prasanna, 30 years old, married person, who was lived in Embilipitya, Rathnapura district of Sri Lanka. He was businessman. Incident On the 04th of January 2016, Sumith Prasanna had taken part to a party was being held, at a residence in the Embilipitiya town. During
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Personal details of the victim The victim name is David Amarasinghe, 56 years old, resident of Kirindiwela, Gampaha district of Sri Lanka. He was a farmer. Incident On 13th August 2010 around 11.55 p.m David Amarasinghe was illegally arrested and brutally tortured near the Hanwella road junction of Kirindiwela by the police officers of the
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Personal details of the victim The victim name is Dassanayake Nimal Chandrasiri of Wadduwa, Western Province of Sri Lanka. He was 56 years old, married person & has two children. He was a fisherman. Incident The victim was arrested by a team of police officers attached to Wadduwa police station. Police officers were brought the
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Personal details of the victim The victim name is K.A. Hemasiri, 60years old, a resident of Hakmana, Southern province of Sri Lanka. He is a former principal of a government school. He is married & has two children, both are doctors. Incident On the 19th of December 2009, after attending to some propaganda work of
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