Indian Law Commission recommends abolition
The Law Commission of India whilst recommending the abolition of the death penalty for all crimes other than terrorism related offences and waging war, expressed hope that the movement towards…
Report to OHCHR’s Spl Rapporteur on torture
The Sri Lanka-based Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners (CPRP) presented a special report on the violations of the human rights of prisoners and the local authorities’conduct in this regard,…
Prez Secy refuses RTI request
A right to information (RTI) request, filed with the Secretary to the President, Udaya Ranjith Seneviratne, seeking information pertaining to those facing execution, was denied. An appeal has since been…
UN SPT delegation apprised of issues
The Committee for Protecting the Rights of Prisoners (CPRP), which met the visiting United Nations Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture delegation, had apprised the latter on a multitude of…
No more a deterrent than life imprisonment Law Comm. of India
By Ruwan Laknath Jayakody The Law Commission of India noted that the death penalty does not serve the penological goal of deterrence any more than life imprisonment. In their August…
Call for immediate action on assault of prisoners at Angunakolapalessa Prison in Sri Lanka
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8pyD7EW0AI On 16th January 2019,leaked video footage was released to the media, showing brutal and systematic assault on detainees at the Angunakolapalessa prison in the Southern Province in Sri Lanka. The…
Prisoners’ rights group chair to raise Lankan Situation on that day
Chairman of the Committee for Protecting the Rights of Prisoners, Attorney-at-Law Senaka Perera will be raising the issue of the myriad incidents, of torture, cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment and punishment…