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…
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…
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)…
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),…
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…
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…
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…
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…