October 2019

Ensuring prisoners’ franchise: JVP proposes PSC

By Editor October 27, 2019Local

The National People's Power Movement and Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) announced that they would propose the establishment of a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to prepare along with the involvement of…

Prisoners’ demands: CPRP to seek assurances from candidates

By Editor October 22, 2019Local

The Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners (CPRP) will be putting forward five demands to the Presidential candidates, who wish to garner the approximately 500,000 votes of prisoners and their…

Over anonymous petition alleging underworld involvement: Prisoners’ rights group secy summoned to CID

By Editor October 22, 2019Events

Committee for Protecting the Rights of Prisoners General Secretary, Sudesh Nandimal Silva was yesterday (21) summoned to the Criminal Investigation Department to record a statement in connection with an anonymous…

Welikada Prison killing Trial-at-Bar: Further hearing on 21 October

By Editor October 21, 2019Articles

The Colombo High Court yesterday (18) fixed 21 October for further hearing of the Welikada Prison murder case, in order to examine further evidence. Inspector of Police Neomal Rangajeewa of…

2012 Welikada Prison riots IP Rangajeewa and two others indicted

By Editor October 20, 2019Local

Retired Prisons Additional Director V.K. Kudabandara testifying as the second witness before the three-Judge Bench of the Colombo High Court in the case related to the deaths of eight inmates…

Gota’s pledge to release suspects: Fresh hell for victims?

By Editor October 13, 2019Articles

A pledge made by SLPP Presidential Candidate GotabayaRajapaksa at his maiden rally in Anuradhapura last week, that he would acquit and release ‘war heroes’ being held on ‘baseless’ charges on…

Prisoner voting rights EC to discuss with Party Secys

By Editor October 10, 2019Events

The Elections Secretariat, whilst acknowledging that there are practical issues with regard to implementing the right to vote afforded to convicts imprisoned for under two years, informed the Committee for…

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