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The former United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Dato Param Cumaraswamy, expressed serious concerns over judicial integrity in Asia during a speech delivered i...
SRI LANKA: Update on Michael Anthony Fernando (Tony) —————————————————————...
This 5 October 2003, the Board of Directors of the Asian Human Rights Commission decided to present its inaugural Human Rights Defenders Award to Mr Michael Anthony Fernando, in recognition of his str...
Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that there was a threat to the life of the torture victim Lalith Rajapakse. Lalith Rajapakse, who was tortured by the pol...
Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man was severely tortured by the police officers after he was illegally arrested. Currently, the victim is in seri...
Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that two young men were illegally arrested and tortured by the police officers after they tried to make a complaint about...
Case of Lalith Rajapakse before the Wattala Magistrate’s Court ——————————————————̵...
Senior judges premature resignation calls for a thorough review of Sri Lankas judiciary The leading prelates of Sri Lanka have made strong pleas for Justice Mark Fernando to stay in his post despi...
Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has grave concerns that the family of torture victim, Dawundage Pushpakumara (14 years old), is being threatened by the police and a local politic...
Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received the information that the torture victim, Chamila Bandara (17 years old) and his mother have fled their home after being severely thre...
Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that a man named Kurupanawa Gamage Nihal suffered serious head injuries after the police officers of the Udugama Police S...
Dear friends The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information that Kurukulasuriya Pradeep Niranjan, 30, was arrested and imprisoned for 21 months without any concrete evidence of his ...
Dear friends Victim: Dawundage Pushpakumara (14 years old) Address of victim: 21 Mile Post, Ranavarapitiya Rd, Saliyawewa Junction, Putlam Perpetrators: Officer In Charge and other officers of Saliyaw...
That the Sri Lankan Fisheries Minister, Mahinda Wijesekara, has launched an attack on the National Police Commission (NPC) indicates that the body is already making itself felt. Reacting to investigat...
Dear friends Illegal Arrest and detention, torture, and fabrication of charges to wreak vengeance for lodging complaints with the Human Rights Commission – VICTIMS: Mohamad Ameer Mohamad Riswan ...
Dear friends Name of victim: Okanda Hevage Jinadasa (50), Married man with 5 children; a mason by occupation Date of victim’s death: 5 September 2003 Address of victim: Okkampitiya, Moneragela D...
Dear Friends Inhuman Assault by the Bagawantalawa police of three young men The victims are; Name : Ramaiya Dhanapala Singham Age : 23 years Civil status : married with one child Address : Chapelton E...
Dear friends Victim: Padukkage Nishantha Thushara Perera (23 years old) Address of the victim: No. 63, St. Sebastian’s Road, Kandana Perpetrators: Police officers attached to the Divulapitiya...
Dear Friends, The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received another two cases of deaths in custody in Sri Lanka. It is already the third custodial death case that AHRC has received in the past...
Dear friends, Disappearance of 26 year old man after arrest and torture by Watthegama Police officers in Kandy District Victim: Saliya Padma Udaya Kumara (26 years old) Date of incident: from 26 Augus...
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