The Attorneys-At-Law (AALs) appearing for the aggrieved party in the recent Mahara Prison incident, namely the…
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COVID 19 Raises the Urgent Need to Ease Congestion in Prisons
It goes without saying, that currently, the COVID-19 Virus has become the most feared of illnesses…
Fear Grips Inmates as COVID-19 Spreads in Overcrowded Prisons
By Sulochana Ramiah Mohan On seeing the congestion in Sri Lankan prisons and the imminent threat…
CPRP seeks impartial probe
The Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners (CPRP) has written to the Human Rights Commission of…
Requiring plebiscite to enact 20-A: LFP to file spl determination petition in SC
A group of lawyers will be filing a special determination petition before the Supreme Court next…
PTF On Building A Secure Country, Disciplined, Virtuous & Lawful Society: Complaints Lodged With HRCSL
A complaint has been lodged with the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka against the Presidential…
Lawyer refused recording of affidavit by Prison authorities
The Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners alleged that attempts made by them to obtain an…
Parents lodge complaint with HRCSL
The parents of a Mahara Prison inmate who recently died under suspicious circumstances lodged a complaint…
Thwarted Mahara jailbreak: CPRP raises concerns on liveability within prisons
The Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners (CPRP), while criticizing attempts by inmates to escape as…
JSC green lights release of certain prisoners
The Judicial Service Commission in a circular issued today (26) has laid down guidelines to be…