Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. / No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile. / No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms. / No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. / Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law. Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others. / Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association. No one may be compelled to belong to an association. / Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly or through freely chosen representatives. / Everyone has the right to equal access to public service in his country. States Parties shall respect the right of the child to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. / States Parties recognize the rights of the child to freedom of association and to freedom of peaceful Assembly. / States Parties recognize the right of every child to a standard of living adequate for the child's physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social development. / Make higher education accessible to all on the basis of capacity by every appropriate means; / Recognize the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.

Consultation with Civil Society Organizations

A consultation with representatives of civil society organizations led by Law and Society Trust was held on 05.12.2011 at HRCSL. Representatives from Law and Society Trust said at the outset of the meeting that regular interaction and discussion between civil society organizations and the HRCSL was important and useful. The chairman Justice Priyantha R.P. Perera, Commissioner Mr. T.E. Anandarajah, HRCSL Secretary, Additional Secretary and Directors were present at the Read More>>

An in-depth understanding of Human Rights should be Inculcated in the Minds of the Younger Generation – Justice C.G. Weeramanthri

“An in-depth understanding of human rights should be inculcated in the minds of the younger generation by including its study in the education system,” said Justice C.G. Weeramanthri, Former Judge and Vice President of the International Court of Justice and Former Judge of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka addressing International Human Rights Day celebration meeting organized by the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL). He further said that Read More>>

IGP TAKES FOLLOW-UP ACTION ON HRCSL RECOMMENDATIONS

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), N.K. Illangakone, has taken steps to ensure the right of a complainant to make a complaint and get it recorded in the language it is made. In a letter addressed to the Senior Deputy IGP, Northern Province, Gamini de Silva, the IGP has stressed that since Sinhala and Tamil have been accepted as official languages under the Constitution, all necessary steps should be taken Read More>>

THE HRCSL DISCUSSION HELD WITH THE POLICE AUTHORITIES

The HRCSL discussion with the IGP and Police Officers on an invitation by the Chairman, HRCSL, was held on December 13, 2011 at the HRCSL. Justice Priyantha R.P. Perera, HRCSL Chairman Ms. Jezima Ismail, HRCSL member Mr. T.E. Anandarajah, HRCSL member, Dr. M.A.J. Mendis, HRCSL member, Ms. S. Thambydurai, HRCSL Secretary, Mr. Nimal G. Punchihewa, HRCSL Additional Secretary and Mr. H.A. Seneviratne, HRCSL Media and Legal Consultant were present at Read More>>

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