Archives of October , 2021
October 5th, 2021 - English News
Find the silver lines in the middle of the dark clouds! – Philip Dissanayake
The world civil rights movement as well as the Sri Lankan civil rights movement has a long history. According to Prof. Jayadeva Uyangoda, the non-alcoholic movement of 1912-1915 is said to be the oldest civilian movement in Sri Lanka. This…
September 17th, 2021 - English News
State Minister who forcibly entered into Anuradhapura prison threatens prisoners
We strongly condemn the government minister breaking into the Anuradhapura prison with holding an automatic weapon on International Prisoners’ Day. An inquiry should be held on this immediately, said Anuradhapura District Samagi Janabalawegaya MP Rohana Bandara He was opposing against…
September 4th, 2021 - English News
Relatives of Tamil disappeared denounce both Sri Lanka government and UN
Tamil mothers who commemorated the International Day Against Disappearances, remembering those who went missing 12 years ago, have protested against the Sri Lankan government as well as the United Nations for failing to find their loved ones.Mothers in the north…
August 31st, 2021 - English News
Immediate Release of Lawyer and Prisoner of Conscience Hejaaz Hizbullah
26th August 2021 marks the 500th day of Hejaaz Hizbullah’s incarceration. Mr. Hizbullah is a prominent Sri Lankan lawyer and advocate of Muslim rights. Mr. Hizbullah was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on 14th April 2020. He was…
August 30th, 2021 - English News
Do not interfere with freedom of expression!
The unions are urging the government to immediately stop suppressing social media activists, respecting the freedom of the public to know and express their views. Commenting to the media, Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of the Ceylon Teachers’ Union, said: It…
August 28th, 2021 - English News
Committee appointed to investigate over people detain under PTA
The President has appointed an Advisory Board to make recommendations and advise the President on future decisions, including the investigation, release and bail out of people on prison and detention orders in connection with terrorist activities. The Advisory Board has…
August 26th, 2021 - English News
Mangala formula: From funeral to a political feast – Dulan Dasanayaka
Mangala is the only national level political leader in Sri Lanka who can smoke a cigar in public. After Sir John Kotelawala and SWRD Bandaranaike, Mangala was the only politician to publish photographs of smoking cigars. Mangala is a real…
August 23rd, 2021 - English News
Another suspect dies in police custody
A suspect arrested by the Matugama Police has died suddenly. The deceased has been identified as Vidanage, Bellanagama Dhanuka Saliya, (40) who lives in No. 49, Yatadola. The suspect was arrested by the Matugama Police yesterday (22) in connection with…
August 21st, 2021 - English News
07 killed in police custody over last 8 months
The police act in a very careless manner towards the suspects who are being arrested and those who are about to be arrested. The most recent example was the Sooriyawewa police chasing a motorcycle and shooting dead two men on…
July 30th, 2021 - English News
Do we have a mechanism to prevent child abuse and crime? – Philip Dissanayake
There is a lot of talk about the death of the girl who was employed as a servant in the house of former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen. The media has been reporting on various investigations into the incident, and yesterday the…
July 30th, 2021 - English News
The Complaint by a young mother of sexual harassment suffered at the Padukka Police Station.
July 20, 2021 weerasinghe A woman raise her voice against police sexual abuse suffered at the Padukka Police station. She appeals to the President and the IGP for seeking justice. The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has also sent an…
July 15th, 2021 - English News
One million rupees compensation for Sherman who died of police assault!
The Supreme Court today (14) has been ordered to pay one million rupees as compensation for violating fundamental rights to the petitioner Chadik Shaman (42), a resident of Ihala Bomriya, Kaduwela, who died of a police assault after being arrested…
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