Lawyers complain against AG’s Co-ord Secy
In a letter addressed to the Chief Justice, the Attorney General and the President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka, a group of eight Lawyers, attached to the private…
Lawyers request the Chief Justice to conduct an inquiry over State Counsel Nishara’s ‘NGO’ comments
The attempt by the Attorney General's Department to label attorneys appearing on behalf of the victims of the Mahara Prison riot as those who represent "NGO interests" hasbeen heavily criticised…
Families and Attorneys to form collective
The Attorneys-At-Law (AALs) appearing for the aggrieved party in the recent Mahara Prison incident, namely the families of the 11 deceased prisoners, announced the formation of a collective including the…
COVID 19 Raises the Urgent Need to Ease Congestion in Prisons
It goes without saying, that currently, the COVID-19 Virus has become the most feared of illnesses the world over. Apart from wearing masks and constant washing of hands, maintaining at…
Fear Grips Inmates as COVID-19 Spreads in Overcrowded Prisons
By Sulochana Ramiah Mohan On seeing the congestion in Sri Lankan prisons and the imminent threat of COVID-19 spread to inmates and prison officials, 10 months ago, in March, the…
CPRP seeks impartial probe
The Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners (CPRP) has written to the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka, requesting an impartial investigation into the incident which took place at the…
Requiring plebiscite to enact 20-A: LFP to file spl determination petition in SC
A group of lawyers will be filing a special determination petition before the Supreme Court next week seeking that a plebiscite before the people be required for the enactment of…
Parents lodge complaint with HRCSL
The parents of a Mahara Prison inmate who recently died under suspicious circumstances lodged a complaint this week with the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL). Sumanadasa Tissera, the…
Thwarted Mahara jailbreak: CPRP raises concerns on liveability within prisons
The Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners (CPRP), while criticizing attempts by inmates to escape as being outside the law, urged the authorities to create a conducive environment within prisons,…
JSC green lights release of certain prisoners
The Judicial Service Commission in a circular issued today (26) has laid down guidelines to be observed when exercising judicial discretion with regard to releasing prisoners who have been granted…