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2020 Mahara Prison incident: Rights group slams alleged ‘conclusion’ of case

By Admin 1 October 18, 2024Articles, Press Conference, පුවත්පත් සාකච්ඡාව, ලිපි

The Committee for Protecting the Rights of Prisoners (CPRP) condemned the alleged direction given by the Attorney General to the Director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to conclude the…

Voting rights: Rights group alleges Prisons Dept.’s ‘main challenge’

By Admin 1 October 7, 2024Articles

One of the main challenges hindering the establishment of a mechanism to ensure the voting rights of eligible prisoners, according to prisoners’ rights groups, is the difficulties faced by Prisons…

Future prison constructions: Transgender inmates to receive separate accommodation

By Admin 1 October 7, 2024Articles

Medical advice, prisoner’s preference & cognisance of risk involving sex offenders misusing transgenderism, to be factored in Transgender prisoners will receive consideration for separate accommodation in prisons to be constructed…

Prisoners’ rights group alleges: No vaccines for children in prisons?

By Admin 1 October 2, 2024Articles

Children who are brought up in the prison system lack access to vaccines and suffer from neglected welfare, alleged the Committee for Protecting the Rights of Prisoners (CPRP). “When you…

Mahara Prison Massacre: Families and Victims Await Justice

By Admin 1 March 28, 2024Articles, slider

In a landmark development in the pursuit of justice for the victims of the Mahara Prison riots, the Attorney General (AG), on behalf of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), informed…

Alleged extrajudicial killings and torture: Ministry in the dark on report to UNHRC

By Admin 1 March 26, 2024Articles

While a report submitted to the 55th Human Rights Council session held this year has highlighted the worrying trend of torture and custodial and encounter deaths in Sri Lanka, the…

Prison Hospital: Priority access only for VIPs?

By Admin 1 February 12, 2024Articles, slider

Each time a well-connected person who is considered very important by societal standards is served a prison sentence, the said VIP is transferred to the Prison Hospital. The most recent…

Yukthiya’s ‘victims’ seek HRCSL intervention

By Admin 1 January 20, 2024Articles, slider

Aggrieved parties cite violation of Drug Dependant Persons (Treatment & Rehab) Law/presumption of innocence/grounds for arrest, cops acting ultra vires in regard to Judiciary’s powers HRCSL concerned with Yukthiya’s incongruity…

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…

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