A parliamentary committee has expressed strong displeasure over the work of the National Institute for the Protection of Children in Sri Lanka, where a child is abused every two hours. National Child Protection aims to formulate a National Policy on the Prevention of Child Abuse and the Protection and Treatment of Children Abused Although more […]
COPE blames National Child Protection Authority… Read More »
The Sri Lanka Web Journalists Association is disappointed by the government’s attempt to restructure the Sri Lanka Press Council to include electronic, print and new media and to act as a tribunal for journalists and media institutions. We acknowledge that there should be regulatory process for media in Sri Lanka as in other democracies. However,
Supreme Court of Sri Lanka ruled on 12th February 2021 that the teacher-in-charge of discipline of Puhulwella Central College of Matara district is guilty of violating the fundamental rights of a student by beating a student and causing a ruptured eardrum. Accordingly, the teacher was ordered to pay Rs. 150,000 personally while the government was
SC holds corporal punishment in schools is unlawful after teacher’s slap across the ear
SC holds corporal punishment in schools is unlawful after teacher’s slap across the ear Read More »
“I haven’t do anything wrong. Everything I want to be is over now. I gladly accept even the loss of my life. Usually, police officers are charged with money laundering, harassment, and assault. I am glad I have not received such an accusation so far. I do not know if such an allegation will be
Everything that could happen is over to me! – Shani Abeysekera Read More »
Cabinet had given approve to amend provision of the Penal Code relating to rape. The relevant legal provisions are under statutory rape. In the Section 363 of the Penal Code defines rape as a serious crime, and the government says that the Penal Code also included specific offenses under that crime. Further, research done by
Amend to provision of the Penal Code relating to statutory rape… Read More »
Kanakasabey Devadasan alias Nadan, a political prisoner who has been on a hunger strike for the past 10 days, has suspended his protest for the first three weeks as promised by the prison superintendent. Kanakasabey Devadasan (age 64), a former prison board member of the Sri Lanka Film Corporation, a political prisoner at the New
Devadasan, a political prisoner, has stop his food strike. Read More »
Minister of Labor Mr. Nimal Siripala de Silva last decided on December 22 to give estate employers a week to make the final decision to increase the minimum daily wage of estate workers to Rs. 1,000 as per the 2021 budget proposals. Nimal Siripala de Silva, Minister of Labor, Jeevan Thondaman, Minister of State, Wadiwel
Estate worker’s wage struggle postponed for another week… Read More »
There are only few days to end 2020. Beginning of this year, on the 19th of January, we heard the sad news that a police officer had accidentally fired a gun at a monk who was walking down the street and died. However, the situation has now reached a critical level. The number of suspects
Suspect death toll increases during Police operations… Read More »
His Excellency, The Hon. President of Sri Lanka appoints the Chairperson and Members to the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka under Article 41A of the Constitution of Sri Lanka (together with Sections 3 of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka Act No 21 of 1996) on 10 December 2020. – Mr. Jagath Balasuriya
New Chairperson and Commissioners to the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka Read More »
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka has written to the Director of the Colombo North Teaching Hospital regarding the bodies of the remandees from the Mahara Prison. The letter sent by the Human Rights Commission is as follow.
In 1948, every fundamental and inherent human right of all citizens with no exception to their nationality, sex and gender was set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Since its formal inception in the 1950s, the Universal Declaration has been accepted in more than
International Human Rights Day. Read More »
