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The Sinhala publication, Manawe Himikam is a monthly journal devoted to discussions on current issues. In this edition several issues and incidents reported and discussed.
- The arrest of DIG Vaas Gunaratna and the implications of a topmost policeman being engaged in the assassination of a top businessman are discussed at length.
- The conflict between the executive and the judiciary and the threat to the independence of the judiciary.
- The Matale mass grave — who rests there?
- Media ethics.
- A Sinhala translation of the speech delivered at the Convocation of Bar Association by retired Justice C.V. Wigneswaran.
- The widespread practice of torture in Asian countries.
- Assault on a victim’s testicles at the Kalutara South Police Station.
- An introduction to a new book, Narrative of Justice, as told by victims of torture which reports on 400 cases of police torture from Sri Lanka.
- The attempted attack on the lawyer, Gunaratna Wanninayake.
These topics and issues are discussed in this new edition.
Compiled in April 2013 by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), 50 pages. Language: Sinhalese
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