SRI LANKA: The Complaint by a young mother of sexual harassment suffered at the Padukka Police Station

An Open Letter from the Asian Human Rights Commission to Inspector General of Police, Mr. C. D. Wickramaratne

Inspector-General of Police, Mr. C. D. Wickramaratne
New Secretariat,
Colombo 01.
SRI LANKA

Fax: + 94 11 2 440440 / 327877
Email: igp@police.lk

Dear Mr. C. D. Wickramaratne

SRI LANKA: The Complaint by a young mother of sexual harassment suffered at the Padukka Police Station

On behalf of the Asian Human Rights Commission, I am sending you a transcription of the statement of a young mother about the ordeal she suffered at the Paduuka Police Station. An English translation is also attached. Her own statement can be found on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2Kf1r9dmP8

The transcript of the statement
The translation of the transcript

 

We urge you to urgently intervene by
(a) Ensuring her protection
(b) Conducting an urgent inquiry
(c) Ensure Arrest and criminal action against the accused.

Thank you

Yours Sincerely,

 

 

Basil Fernando
Director Policy and Programmes
Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong

Attached
1. The transcript of the statement
2. The translation of the transcript

CC:    Attorney General
         Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka