JSC green lights release of certain prisoners
The Judicial Service Commission in a circular issued today (26) has laid down guidelines to be observed when exercising judicial discretion with regard to releasing prisoners who have been granted…
Prisons Ordinance doesn’t prohibit private hospital treatment – CPRP
The Committee for Protecting the Rights of Prisoners (CPRP) pointed out that there was no provision in the Prisons Ordinance that prevented a suspect in remand custody from seeking treatment…
Magazine Prison incident: Police record statement from CPRP Chairman
The Crime Detection Unit of the Borella Police Station, yesterday (2), recorded a statement from the Chairman of the Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners (CPRP), Attorney-at-Law Senaka Perera. Sources…
Ensuring prisoners’ franchise: JVP proposes PSC
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
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…
2012 Welikada Prison riots IP Rangajeewa and two others indicted
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…
CPRP to commence campaign
The Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners (CPRP) will commence a campaign to put forward a series of demands of prisoners, pertaining to their rights, with the view to ascertaining…
Universal franchise for prisoners CPRP asks EC to implement programme
The Committee for Protecting the Rights of Prisoners (CPRP), yesterday (17), requested the Election Commission (EC) to create and implement a practical programme of action, to allow suspects-cum-prisoners the right…
Key eyewitness, lawyer threatened with death
The witness plays a vital role in concluding the verdict of any case. Hence, it’s very important to ensure the safety of witnesses. The continuing practice of victim and witness…
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…