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…
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…
Lawyer refused recording of affidavit by Prison authorities
The Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners alleged that attempts made by them to obtain an affidavit from a prisoner detained at the Polonnaruwa Prison, who claims to be an…
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,…
Prisoners Rights Group condemns A’pura Prison deaths
The Committee for Protecting the Rights of Prisoners vehemently condemned the recent deaths of two prisoners and the injuries caused to three other prisoners during a protest commenced by a…
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…
Prisons Ordinance doesn’t prohibit private hospital treatment – CPRP
The Committee for Protecting the Rights of Prisoners (CPRP) pointed out that there was no provision in the Prisons Ordinance that prevented a suspect in remand custody from seeking treatment…