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රාජන් රාජ්කුමාරි ඝාතනය: රාජන් රාජ්කුමාරිට යුක්තිය ඉටුකිරීමේ මාර්ග සිතියම [කරුණුමය පැහැදිළිකිරීමක්]

By Editor September 22, 2023News

රාජන් රාජ්කුමාරිගේ මරණය, වැලිකඩ පොලිසියේ ඇගේ මරණය සිදුවන අවස්ථාවේදී සේවයේ යෙදී සිටි නිළධාරින් කිහිපදෙනෙක් කළ ඝාතනයක් බව කේ. පී. එස්. හර්ෂන්, කොළඹ අතිරේක මහේස්ත්‍රාත් (අංක 4) 2023.08.25 ලබාදුන් නියෝගයේ දැක්වේ.…

Prisoner art revives concern about rehab failures and inhumane conditions

By Editor September 21, 2023News

An art exhibition has drawn attention to the untapped talent and creative potential of prisoners in Sri Lanka’s overcrowded jails. ‘Siranovu Sithuvam (unimprisoned paintings)’ was held this week at the…

CPRP represents the family of the dead Kadurugasara Open Camp Prisoner

By Editor March 11, 2022Events, Local, News, slider

The CPRP have been representing the family of the dead Kadurugasara Open Camp prisoner, H. Lalith Chaminda, who allege that the prisoner had been beaten to death, with further claims…

CPRP joins TNA signatory campaign to Repeal PTA

By Editor March 11, 2022Events, Local, News, slider

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

By Editor March 4, 2022Events, International, Local, News, slider

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 Editor May 14, 2021Local, News

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 Editor May 14, 2021Local, News

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 Editor May 12, 2021Articles, Local, News

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

By Editor May 12, 2021Articles, Local

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

By Editor May 12, 2021Articles, Local, News, Uncategorized

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…

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