Director,
Education and Special Programmes Division,
Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka,
No.14,
R. A. De Mel Mawatha,
Colombo 04,
Sri Lanka.
Email:edudirector.hrcsl@gmail.com
The main responsibility of this Division is to promote awareness of human rights and conduct education programmes with the aim to develop and strengthen the culture of human rights in the country.
This Division’s activities are in line with the following sections of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka Act No. 21 of 1996:
10 (f) To promote awareness of, and provide education in relation to, human rights
11 (f) Undertake research into, and promote awareness of, human rights, by conducting programs, seminars and workshops and to disseminate and distribute the results of such research
Functions
- Developing human rights educational programmes including promotional documents, leaflets and posters
- Developing human rights training modules and manuals
- Conducting human rights awareness programmes, seminars, workshops, special lectures, demonstrations and trainings
- Organizing capacity building programmes for Commission staff
- Organizing events to celebrate and commemorate important international days such as the International Women’s Day, International Human Rights Day, and International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
- Functioning as resource persons for human rights awareness programs organized by other institutions