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The wattala Magistrate has ordered to Ragama Police to take actions to protect Bandula Liyanarachchi, who is the  eyewitnesses of the assassination of Isuru kavinda, at the Mahara Prison. Isuru Kavinda, who lived in Kadawatha died on May 3rd at the Mahara Prison. Prison officials informed Public  that he died when he tried to escape

The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) said, that there were around 8500 child abuse complaints received last year. Chairman of the National Child Protection Authority, Professor Muditha Vidanapathirana said, out of these cases, 235 complaints have been received regarding the use of children as labors. He said, ‘‘we get a lot of complaints to 1929

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,

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

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