CPRP joins TNA signatory campaign to Repeal PTA
On the 15th of February the CPRP joined the protest and signature campaign to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act No. 48 of 1979, led by Tamil National Alliance (TNA)…
CPRP holds repeal PTA protest and addresses High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet in a letter
The Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners with the kind attendance of the family members of those arrested under the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act No. 48 of 1979 (PTA),…
Rights group questions continuing deaths in police custody
By Shamindra Ferdinando Attorney-at-law Senaka Perera says that the death of persons taken into custody by the police cannot be justified under any circumstances. Activist Perera questioned the circumstances in…
BASL, Rights group concerned over custodial deaths
By Pamodi Waravita The Committee for Protecting the Rights of Prisoners (CPRP) and the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) yesterday (13) expressed concerns over the back to back custodial…
STF deployment to prisons brought to notice of UN by rights groups
By Ruwan Laknath Jayakody Unlike the staff of the Department of Prisons, Special Task Force (STF) personnel, who are a commando unit of the Police which is trained in combat…
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…
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…