පොලිසියේ අපරාධකරුවන් ආරක්ෂා කිරීමට අරමුදලක්
Mahara Prison Massacre: Families and Victims Await Justice
සිරකරු අයිතිවාසිකම් සුරැකීමේ කමිටුවෙන් මාධ්යවේදීන්ට පුහුණු වැඩමුළුවක්
Prison Hospital: Priority access only for VIPs?
සිරකරු අයිතිවාසිකම් කතිකාව ඉදිරියට..!
මේ ඝාතනය කළේ පොලිසිය – තෙලිජ්ජවිල ඝාතනයේ ඇත්ත හෙළි කරන ඩිල්ෂාන්
Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners (CPRP)
The Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners (CPRP) is a non-governmental, non-profit body consisting of activists, former prisoners, attorneys and civil society advocates who believe that prisoners in the Sri Lankan Prison system ought to be necessitated to have equal opportunity to live, as any other citizen, as stated in the Penal Code that all citizens are equal before the law. Formed on the basis of upholding the Rights of Prisoners stated in the Sri Lankan Constitution – within a nation-state in which any citizen can easily be apprehended at the hands of the State – the Committee exists to provide legal aid and advice, intervene and advocate for rights ranging from demanding basic welfare, better prison conditions, justice for cases of torture, to the right to life of prisoners.
What we do?
Apart from providing legal aid and counsel for those who may seek justice from within the prison system – we actively seek justice for murders that have taken place within the prison system, urge the authorities to provide the rights afforded to prisoners under the Prisons Ordinance Act, and act as a group of interest in cases of prison torture,
Aims and Objectives
Making the ‘prisoners are human beings’ concept a reality. We look forward to continue utilizing the existing laws and provisions related to Prisoners in the Sri Lankan Constitution, under the Prisoners Ordinance Act. Furthermore, as we’ve also been the main lobbyist group influencing reform and expressing
You can join us, help and donate
As a body focusing on safeguarding the rights of the voiceless and giving voice to the voiceless, through our advocacy – each one of our services are provided free of charge and all expenses of the Committee members involved are covered for with our own individual earnings. However, we are keenly looking forward to have
