Lesson Series 30: The Case of Michael Anthony Fernando: Effective Campaigning and Judicial Accountability

The Issue

Effective campaigning for human rights is important in correcting human rights violations and creating a movement for successful change. Such a movement accompanied the case of Michael Anthony Fernando (Tony).

The Lessons

Lesson 1: Key factors that contributed to the success of Tony’s campaign

Lesson 2: A discussion of judicial accountability and impartiality and how these relate to practices in Sri Lanka