Four years have passed since the fateful Easter in 2019 which plunged the entire country into shock and terror. The synchronized attack by a team of 10 suicide bombers took the lives of 272 persons and injured another 500 or more in a total of six simultaneous attacks- on three churches and three luxury hotels. […]
STRUGGLE FOR TRUTH AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR EASTER BOMBING NEEDS TO CONTINUE Read More »
On April 19, 2022, a civilian was killed in a firing by the police during a public demonstration in Rambukkana. In this regard, the final recommendations of the investigations conducted by the Human Rights Commission has been forwarded to the Inspector General of Police on April 18. HRCSL final recommendations
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A year has passed since the Rambukkana police opened fire on a public demonstration, killing one person and injuring another.But still the law does not seem to be implemented against the police officer who ordered this killing or the lower police officers who carried out this shooting. On April 19, 2022, there was a peaceful
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The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka states that the Government is advised to reconsider the definition of terrorism mentioned in section 3 (1) of the Anti Terrorism Bill and recommend specific amendments to clarify and narrow the acts falling within the definition. In a statement on Thursday (6), HRCSL said that the definition of
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Professor Emeritus Jayadeva Uyangoda warned that the proposed Anti-Terrorism Bill paves the way to label common citizens and terrorists. Addressing an online forum, he said that in order to implement the IMF program to solve the country’s economic crisis, the government has placed the burden on the poor and vulnerable, working class, and the middle
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– By Ambika Satkunanathan The good The Anti-Terrorism Bill gazetted on 22 March reproduces large parts of the draft counter-terrorism law formulated by the Yahapalana Government. The seeming protections include the affirmation of basic due process rights, i.e. being issued a document notifying arrest, women being searched by women Police officers, access to translations, and
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The launch of the research report prepared by lawyer Mr. Dulan Dasanayake on the inappropriate use of the ICCPR Act in Sri Lanka was held on the 23rd of March at BMICH. For this, President counsel Saliya Peiris, lawyer Namal Rajapaksa, lawyer Lakshan Dias and social activist Ramzi Razik participated in giving comments.
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A conversation with Right to Life Executive Director Philip Dissanayake..! I would like to explore the history of how you, who were with the new socio-political movement, and moved towards non-governmental organizations… In fact, we realized that the project was a failure because of politics. So it was a time when we were thinking about
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The launch of the 50th edition of Freedom in the World, which has been tracking global trends in political rights and civil liberties annually since 1973. The event will feature researchers presenting key findings from the 2023 report, followed by a panel discussion on the implications of those findings and the state of democracy worldwide
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On the occasion of 20 years of our Right to Life human rights organization, a function was organized on 25th February at BMICH Mihilaka Medura. Here, the challenges faced by civil organizations in the current political economy were discussed. Dr. Indi Akurugoda, Dr. Jehan Perera, Dr. Nimalka Fernando, Chairperson Harman Kumara, Social Activist Suresh Nadesan,
We the undersigned individuals and groups welcome efforts of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) to protect and promote the equal rights of education of all students who are facing the Advanced Level (AL) examinations by ensuring no power cuts during the examinations. We call upon all authorities to adhere by the
Implement orders of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka and ensure its independence Read More »
On October 28, 15-year-old Harshaka Deshan was shot in the head by a Thihagoda police officer, and now Harshaka is disabled. That is, when he and his friends were going in a three-wheeler to collect the peacock feathers needed for the Kavadi dance for Katina Pinkama at Midellawala temple, another three-wheeler came and stopped the
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