When the Supreme Court found politicians (three Rajapaksa brothers) and senior officials including two former Governors of the Central Bank responsible for the damage caused the 2021-2022 economic crisis many were unhappy. They wanted the persons found culpable jailed, fined, and otherwise punished. Former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella was recently ordered to pay LKR 75 million […]
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A Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is a set of step-by-step instructions compiled by an organization to help workers carry out complex and repetitive routine operations. The primary objective is to achieve efficiency, quality output, and uniformity of performance, while reducing miscommunication and failure to comply with regulations. In Sri Lanka, the restriction of civil space
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The horrifying reality of arbitrary arrests in Sri Lanka was laid bare once again at the Supreme Court this week. Mohamed Rifai Mohamed Suhail, a 21-year-old Muslim youth from Mawanella, was finally vindicated after spending nearly nine agonising months in remand custody. His alleged crime? A social media post that supposedly damaged an Israeli flag.
Fair Justice Campaign, Right to Life Human Rights Centre Within the process of law enforcement and the administration of justice in Sri Lanka, the repeated re victimization of victims has become a common tragedy. The popular saying that those who go to court end up suffering did not emerge without reason. While many assume that
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A Statement by the Fair Justice Campaign, Right to Life Human Rights Centre The Fair Justice Campaign of the Right to Life Human Rights Centre expresses its profound concern regarding the remand of Ven. Balangoda Kassapa Thero and nine other suspects. The legal proceedings witnessed on January 19, 2026, before the Trincomalee Magistrate’s Court, and
