Read our monthly newsletter ‘Prisoner’s Diary’ February 2022

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CPRP represents the family of the dead Kadurugasara Open Camp Prisoner

The CPRP have been representing the family of the dead Kadurugasara Open Camp prisoner, H. Lalith…

CPRP joins TNA signatory campaign to Repeal PTA

On the 15th of February the CPRP joined the protest and signature campaign to repeal the…

CPRP holds repeal PTA protest and addresses High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet in a letter

The Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners with the kind attendance of the family members of…

Rights group questions continuing deaths in police custody

By Shamindra Ferdinando Attorney-at-law Senaka Perera says that the death of persons taken into custody by…

BASL, Rights group concerned over custodial deaths

By Pamodi Waravita  The Committee for Protecting the Rights of Prisoners (CPRP) and the Bar Association…

STF deployment to prisons brought to notice of UN by rights groups

By Ruwan Laknath Jayakody Unlike the staff of the Department of Prisons, Special Task Force (STF)…

Lawyers complain against AG’s Co-ord Secy

In a letter addressed to the Chief Justice, the Attorney General and the President of the…

Lawyers request the Chief Justice to conduct an inquiry over State Counsel Nishara’s ‘NGO’ comments

The attempt by the Attorney General’s Department to label attorneys appearing on behalf of the victims…

Lawyers take victimization report to Bribery Commission

Claiming that the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) on political victimisation has engaged in corruption by…