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Press Conference of SLCAT on Torture, Violence and Extremism Press Conference of Sri Lankan Civil Society Collective was held on 19 th June 2019 at National Library as a start event of the Anti-Torture Month from June 19 to July 20. The representatives of SLCAT attended the press conference Dr. P. Saravanamuttu, Dr. Jehan Perera, […]

The laws in the country to prevent torture is well enough Let’s eradicate torture, violence and extremism! Public Meeting in Gampaha Public meeting on the theme of “Let’s Eradicate Torture, Violence and Extremism” is being held in Ja-Ela, Rasanga hall, on June 22nd Wednesday as the first public event after the Press Conference organized by

Misuse of ICCPR Act in Sri Lanka – Media Statement In the recent past the discourse was on filing cases using the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). If a case is filed under this act it will take at least a few months to get bail out and also the suspect could be kept in

In a letter to the Minister of Justice and Prison Reforms, the Free Media Movement has expressed its concern that the given current context the proposed legal amendments related to false news distribution and hate speech could seriously threaten the freedom of expression and media freedom in the country. The letter follows: June 17, 2019

(Lanka-e-News, -26.April.2011, 11.45PM) Following our subsequent inquiries, it had come to light that our article captioned ‘AG’s order to free two more suspects on the grounds there are no charges against them ignored by Magistrate’, posted in our website on the 19th of April is erroneous. The news conveying ‘The Pugoda Magistrate had ignored the

It is wrong for the Attorney General (AG) to withdraw criminal charges filed against a suspect, Sri Lanka’s Chief Justice (CJ) said. The Chief Justice was referring to the recent withdrawal of charges against government politicians by the Attorney General. “The AG does not have powers to withdraw charges if there is evidence,” CJ Asoka

On 27th February, 2011  Some  drunken police officers from the  Negombo police station  came to the house of  Marasingha Arachchige Maithree Nắrada, took Maithee Narada  into custody with  regard of  a cattle theft in Kadirana  area, and  took him to the police station and assaulted him inhumanly. Narada was residing temporarily in a house at

The UN panel commissioned to advise the UN Secretary General on several issues relating to the period covering the end of the war with the LTTE has now submitted its report. The content of the report has not yet been published. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have called on the UN Secretary General to

As  a result of an assault made by a teacher of Matara, Gandara Madya Maha Vidyalaya, a student of the same school, had been injured  and  was  admitted to the Matara,Thalalla rural hospital and has taken residential treatment for 5 days. Ishan Maleesha   of  Devrampura, Kapugama, Devinuwara, (Matara) a13 year old male student of grade

Asantha Arvinda of Madawalamula, Baddegma road, Galle, aged 24, cook by profession was acquitted from the forged charges  in the case filled against him by the Pitabeddara police station and was released.  The Human Rights Commission  concluding their investigation of the human rights case filled by   Asanka,s  father,  has reached to the  observations-  that the

When The case was called before the Pugoda Magistrates’  Courts the preliminary hearings with regard to  the Murder Case of Mr.David Amarasinghe,  47 years older bachelor , whose  death had been occurred on 14th August 2010, while  in the custody of Kirindiwela  police station , Pugoda Magistrate and the additional district Judge Mr. Aravinda Perera 

Three Asian women rights defenders have received a prestigious international award for a documentary made about their respective struggles, which was shown as part of a major film festival in the Netherlands during March. The jury at the Movies that Matter Festival, which was held in The Hague from March 24 to 31, awarded Suciwati