Welikada Prison riot in 2012
The Welikada prison riot in 2012 killed around 20 inmates leaving more than 15 injured, yet no concrete action has been taken yet, despite a lapse of six years. The…
Lawyers group throws down the gauntlet
The Lawyers for Democracy (LfD) organisation announced that they would if necessary challenge President Maithripala Sirisena’s proposed lifting of the moratorium on the implementation of the death penalty imposed on…
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…
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…