Dini, Author at Right To Life Human Rights Center

Enforced Disappearances; A Problem Sri Lanka Seeking Solutions for Five Decades

(To mark the 35th Annual Commemoration of the Disappeared) By Philip Dissanayake, Executive Director, Right to Life Human Rights Centre Sri Lanka has a long history of enforced disappearances. The period from the 1970s until the end of the civil war in 2009 is cited as a time when disappearances were severely reported in the […]

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Human Rights, Corporate Social Responsibility, and the Need for Legal Reform

Articles, News / Dini

A Stance on the Ongoing Debate Surrounding a Local Tea Commercial The recent controversy ignited by a video advertisement from a prominent Sri Lankan tea company, facing calls for a consumer boycott due to its perceived focus on LGBTIQ issues, underscores a critical intersection between corporate social responsibility (CSR), human rights, and market freedom. As

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Kandana Police Accused of Illegal Arrest and Torture

News / Dini

Colombo, October 3 – Serious allegations have emerged against the Kandana Police for allegedly violating fundamental rights by unlawfully arresting and detaining a man, torturing him. This not only violated the basic rights of the individual and criminal laws, but also ignored the recommendations from the Hon. Supreme Court and the Human Rights Commission of

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Protecting the Vulnerable: Why Sri Lanka’s Proposed Penal Code Amendment Risks Discipline and Fails to Tackle Systemic Child Abuse

Articles / Dini

A critical human rights discussion has been ignited in Sri Lanka following the government’s proposal to amend the Penal Code to prohibit corporal and psychological punishment. While the objective to protect children from physical and mental abuse is fundamentally sound and aligned with international human rights standards, the specific language of the bill introduces a

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Author name: Dini

Enforced Disappearances; A Problem Sri Lanka Seeking Solutions for Five Decades

Human Rights, Corporate Social Responsibility, and the Need for Legal Reform

Kandana Police Accused of Illegal Arrest and Torture

Protecting the Vulnerable: Why Sri Lanka’s Proposed Penal Code Amendment Risks Discipline and Fails to Tackle Systemic Child Abuse

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