Colombo, October 22, 2025 — In a landmark ruling that reinforces the protection of fundamental rights, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has found three officers of the Alawwa Police guilty of violating the constitutional rights of journalist Thilina Rajapaksa through verbal abuse, assault, and unlawful detention. Rajapaksa, an announcer and producer at a private […]
Colombo, Sri Lanka – 23 October 2025 The Fair Justice Campaign of the Right to Life Human Rights Centre has expressed deep concern over the worsening humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka’s prisons, highlighting severe overcrowding and inhumane conditions that violate the fundamental rights of inmates. According to official data presented by the Commissioner General of
Sri Lanka continues to face a deepening poverty crisis, as rising living costs and limited economic opportunities push more families into hardship. According to the World Bank (2024), around 24.5% of Sri Lankans live below the international poverty line of USD 3.65 per day, compared to 11.3% in 2019. The national poverty line has now
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