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Court Acquits Ex-Army Captain and Driver After 24-Year Mobile Phone Robbery Trial

The Right to Life human rights centre identifies the acquittal of a former army captain and his driver after a 24-year trial as a tragedy that highlights a critical breakdown in Sri Lanka’s criminal justice system. The Colombo High Court on November 24 ordered the acquittal and release of former Army Captain Udayashantha Kodithuwakku and […]

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Journalists for Rights Condemns ‘Subtle Repression’ Against Media

Articles, News / suneth gajanayake

The Journalists for Rights has condemned the summoning of the Chief Editor of the Aruna newspaper to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over a news report, calling it a step towards media repression. “It is our view that summoning the Chief Editor of the Aruna newspaper to the Criminal Investigation Department regarding a news story

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840 million Women Face Partner or Sexual Violence in Their Lifetime

Articles, News / suneth gajanayake

Global Estimates Reveal Alarming Reality A new report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 19 November 2025 reveals a deeply troubling reality: an estimated 840 million women around the world have experienced violence, either from an intimate partner or through sexual violence by a non-partner. This finding confirms that violence against women remains

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Sri Lanka: Death of Brandix Employee Raises Concerns Over Workplace Neglect and Employee Rights

Articles, News / suneth gajanayake

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), Hong Kong, has expressed serious concern over the tragic death of Paramasivam Pushpalatha, a former employee of Brandix Lanka Limited, reportedly caused by the company’s alleged neglect to provide medical care during her working hours. According to reports from her husband and trade union representatives, Pushpalatha fell seriously ill

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Giving False Evidence in Sri Lanka: Legal Definitions and Consequences Under the Penal Code

Articles / suneth gajanayake

In every justice system, truth is the cornerstone of fairness. When individuals deliberately lie under oath, they not only betray public trust but also threaten the integrity of justice itself. In Sri Lanka, such conduct is criminalised under Chapter XI of the Penal Code, which deals with false evidence and offences against public justice. What

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Breaking the Silence: Ending Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists in Sri Lanka

Articles, News / suneth gajanayake

International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists – November 2, 2025 Every year, November 2 is observed globally as the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. It is a day that calls upon governments and societies to ensure accountability for the threats, harassment, and murders faced by journalists. For Sri

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

Articles, News / Dini

(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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Supreme Court Upholds Justice: Three Police Officers Ordered to Pay Rs. 75,000 for Violating Journalist’s Rights

Articles, News / suneth gajanayake

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

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Fair Justice Campaign Statement on Sri Lanka’s Prison Crisis and the Commissioner General’s Call for the Death Penalty

Articles, News / suneth gajanayake

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

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Sri Lanka’s Next Step Against Poverty: Turning Welfare Recipients into Entrepreneurs

Articles / suneth gajanayake

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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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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Crisis of Trust: Mount Lavinia Incident and the Imperative to Safeguard Human Rights

Articles, News / Editor

A Statement by the Right to Life Human Rights Centre The recent volatile confrontation near the Mount Lavinia Court, involving the alleged assault of a lawyer by a police officer, the alleged verbal abuse of the police by a senior lawyer, the subsequent remand of the officer, and the opposition to mediation by the

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