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Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the torture of Mr Dassanayakage Chintaka Deshapriya (32) by Kiriella police on 2 February 2005. In an attempt ...

While the murder case of Judge Ambepitiya–who was killed two days before Gerald Perera was shot–is already fixed for trial at bar, it may take 5-7 years–or even more–before Ger...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that an 11-year-old boy named Mahesh Kumara was illegally detained and charged by the Wattegama Police Station between F...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information of the arbitrary imprisonment and torture of a Sri Lankan youth in Matale District, Sri Lanka. On 21 February 2005, Mr. ...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned by the arbitrary arrest and torture of three men by the Kandana police on 2 March 2005. Due to several assaults, two of the v...

“Sri Lanka is now at the threshold of a major disaster”, said the Deputy Solicitor General, (DSG) Palitha Fernando.  Speaking at a conference organised by the Sri Lankan Medical Associati...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received the information that a 12-year-old boy named A.M. Shriyantha Bandara was severely assaulted by the officers from the Wattegama Polic...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that torture victim Lalith Rajapakse was acquitted by the Magistrate of Wattala regarding charges of obstruction of poli...

Nineteen years old, Lalith Rajapakse was arrested by two police officers, Sub-Inspector Peiris and Police Constable Wijeratne in April 2002. He was severely assaulted and slipped into a coma while at ...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is deeply concerned by the extraordinary delay in the case of Mr. T. Lilananda, who has been waiting for justice for over 11 years. Mr. T. Lilana...

[RE: FA-01-2005: SRI LANKA/ASIA: Tsunami rehabilitation; Statement of the World Forum of Fisher People (WFFP); FA-02-2005: SRI LANKA: Recently declared emergency may cause the increase of offences by ...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that the defense lawyer of Asaru Pulige Sarath Jayaweera Sandanayake (43), who had filed a Fundamental Rights Applicatio...

The Asian Human Rights Commission congratulates Mr. Desmond Fernando on the occasion of being elected as the president of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka.  Mr. Fernando’s election has come at a ver...

[RE: UP-76-2004: SRI LANKA: Gerald Perera died after gunshot; His family needs urgent protection, UP-74-2004:  SRI LANKA: No action from the government to protect torture victim even after attempt on...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the illegal arrest and detention of a man and his appearance before a Magistrates Court on fabricated charges,...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information of the sexual abuse of a seven-year-old boy in Sri Lanka. For the protection of the victim and his mother, we cannot rev...

[RE: UA-50-2003: Torture of 14 year old child by police officers, UP-37-2003: The family of 14-year-old torture victim threatened by the police and a local politician; UP-47-2003: SRI LANKA: Torture v...

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information regarding the assault of Mr Marasinghe Arachchige Anura Dissanayaka by the police sergeant Nimal of the Wadduwa Police S...

The establishment of the ‘People¡¦s Committee for the Establishment of the Rule of Law Again’ by a group of concerned people is a welcome move. At the very inception of such well-intenti...

This year’s Independence Day is celebrated amidst a complex background. The disastrous consequences of the 26 December 2004 tsunami have merely added to the burdens faced by Sri Lanka’s politic...