Rajapakse regime may ashamed of the attack against Mr.J.C.Weliamuna

We condemn the grenade attack last night on the residence of Mr. J.C. Weliamuna, prominent attorney-at-law, and Executive Director of Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL). According to reports, the attack took place at around 11:45 p.m. on 27th September 2008, in which two grenades were thrown at Mr. Weliamuna’s residence, one of which did not explode. [...]

Batticaloa woman molested by police.

A sergeant and three constables of the Sri Lanka Police were ordered remand till October 7 when they were produced before the Trincomalee Magistrate Tuesday evening on a complaint of rape of a young woman staying in a hotel at Nilave’li in Uppuve’li Police division in Trincomalee district, legal sources said.
The victim had come from [...]

Police commits sexual harassments ?

 
    

Medias are pointing out that multiply of sexual harassment incidents are done by Police Officers in Sri Lanka. A complaint was made that in a lodge at Uppuweli area, Trincomalee a young woman was sexually harassed by four police officers. 

Another incident at Batticaloa, a 18 year old young women was sexually harassed. In regard to [...]

Another complainant in a torture case shot dead

 
Prompt enquiries from a competent and independent special police unit needs to be conducted into to the assassination of Siyaguna Kosgodage Anton Sugath Nishantha Fernando, who was a complainant in a torture case before of the Supreme Court and a bribery case before the High Court against several police officers attached to the Negombo Police [...]

Colombo International Book Fair – H 393 (Human Rights and Law)

Visit the stall “Human Rights and Law’ by Janasansadaya and Asian Human Rights Commission-H 393 ,BMICH(Sirimavo hall).

No Relief in Vanni?

Civil authorities in the north say that in the providing essential relief to the displaced Killinochchi district has become difficult as fighting intensifies. Government Agent Nagalingam Vedanayagam said that about twenty five thousand are displaced as civilians flee their villages fearing further fighting.
“Most of these people are from Iranamadu Junction, Murugandi and Arivial Nagar [...]

Buddhist monks commit torture.

Dear Friends , Sri Kanthulage Harsha Udayangani, Pallikondage Lakmini Chndrani Perera, Jayathungage Nimesha Dilki Chathurangi, Jayani Gamage, Sashi Praba Sandeepani are all Grade 13 Arts students of the Bandaragama National School.
 We have received information that on 09 September during morning hours of school a teacher -Rev. Polgahawela Somarathana demanded to know from the class he was [...]

Two youth severely tortured by the Elpitiya police.

                            Dear Friends,    On the night of 05 May 2008 Kandagoda Rajapaksa Pathirnalage Nilantha Kumara (18) , and Chathuranga (17) were among the guests at a wedding party in their neighborhood. Unfortunately an argument arose between the hosts and some of the guests which developed into a brawl. Goods in the host house were smashed and 3 [...]

The situation in the Vanni !

Oh, poor Rohitha !

Daily Mirror has reported Nations Building Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardane was admitted to the Intensive Care unit of a private Hospital in Kalutara after he was bitten by a snake at Payagala today.
(Lanka-e-News, September 14, 2008, 4.10 PM) The Commission for Investigating bribery or Corruption questioned Minister of Nation Building and kaluthara district MP Rohitha Abegunawardhana [...]