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UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Michael Anthony Fernando attacked

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has just learned that there was an attempt on the life of Mr. Michael Anthony Emanuel Fernando (Tony) early this morning (2 February 2004). Mr. Fe...

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): The police threatened the victims of the police attack in Baddegama village, Madahapola

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned about the police intimidation against the victims of the police attack in Baddegama village, Madahapola. On 31 December 2003...

SRI LANKA: Torture by pouring boiling water on the victim’s genitals by the officers of the Matale Police Station in Kandy

Dear friends Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned of brutal torture of Jayasekara Vithanage Saman Priyankara, 32, at the Matale Police Station. The officers poured boiling water o...

SRI LANKA: A gang rape victim suffers from police inaction

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned about the gang rape case of a 16 year old girl Miss. X (Name withheld).  She was abducted by a wealthy man David Kaiser (21...

SRI LANKA: 73 workers are on the street while the company director ignores the law

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned about the situation of 73 workers of the Jewelarts International in Maithree Mawatha, Ekala, Sri Lanka. According to the info...

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): A young man is in remand prison for over one year on fabricated charges by the police

Dear friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) would like to draw your attention on the case of Kebbeduwa Gamage Prabhath Neel Chaminda, 28, who is arbitrarily arrested and tortured by the pol...

UPDATE (SRI LANKA): Delayed inquiries on alleged torture, illegal arrest and detention

Dear Friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is referring you to two cases of torture, illegal arrest and illegal detention about which complaints have been made to the National Human Rights ...

SRI LANKA: A man who gave up illicit liquor sale was tortured by police from the Katugastota Police Station

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that one man was tortured by the police on 8 January 2004 because he gave up illegal liquor business. In the past the AHR...

SRI LANKA: Forensic science, mortuaries and the rights of victims of crime

As people read obituaries and find out about the death of someone they know, the first thing many think to do is visit the person and pay their last respects to the dead body. The body becomes a sacre...

SRI LANKA: A 15 year old boy tortured by officers from the Department of Excise and falsely charged 

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about the torture and false charges against a 15 year old boy in Sri Lanka. This is another example of brutal custom of t...

SRI LANKA: Arbitrary arrest and torture of a man by police officers at the Kuliyapitiya Police Station 

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received another torture case from Sri Lanka. A man named Bamunuarachchi Pathiranalage Sathkumara was brutally tortured by the police officers...

SRI LANKA: Arbitrary arrest and torture of 22 year old Shiron Jeewantha Pallekanda at the Katugastota Police Station 

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information about another severe torture case from Kandy, Sri Lanka. According to the information received, Shiron Jeewantha Pallekan...

AHRC HUMAN RIGHTS DAY STATEMENT 2003

Protecting victims requires defence of principles and effective institutions Asian Human Rights Commission December 10, 2003   Today the very foundation upon which human rights stand is under att...

SRI LANKA: Torture victim tortured again and remanded on fabricated charges by the police after lodging a complaint against police 

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is gravely concerned that torture victim Mahadura Pandula Sri Thaminda was arrested by police officers from the Kandy Police Station on fabricated...

Sri Lanka: Impeachment against a Judicial Officer should be beyond Political Bargaining

The impeachment motion against the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka is now before the Parliament with the signatures of a hundred members of Parliament in support.  Meanwhile a proposal by President Chand...

UPDATE (Sri Lanka): Michael Anthony Fernando receives death threats 

[RE: UP-45-2003: Michael Anthony Fernando freed and given an Asian human rights award, UP-26-2003: Update on Mr Michael Anthony Emmanuel Fernando (‘Tony’), UP-19-2003, UP-14-2003, UA-09-20...

SRI LANKA: Tortured to Death; the case of S.L. Kulatunga tortured by some officers of the Nivithigala Police Station 

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that S.L. Kulatunga had serious head injuries after being tortured by the Nivithigala police and died at the Genral Hospital of Colomb...

UPDATE (SRI LANKA): Torture victim’s family flees home due to police threats 

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) notes with grave concern that the father and mother of torture victim Dawundage Pushpakumara (14 years old) have left their home due to threats fr...

Slighting the democratic process to undermine the rule of law in Sri Lanka

By suspending parliament and calling the police and military onto the streets this November 4, the President of Sri Lanka has undermined ongoing efforts to restore the rule of law to the country by wa...

SRI LANKA: Hikkaduwa Liyanage Sandun Kumara, 16, seriously tortured by the police at Rathgama Police Station 

Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that 16-year old boy was brutally tortured by the police. The manner of torture was so brutal that clear evidence of viol...