Member of Parliament, TNA MP M. Sumanthran has presented a Private Member's Bill for the enactment of the "Public Health Emergency Act".
One week earlier...
Police, Judicial Officers Should End Arbitrary Arrests, Torture of LGBT People
(Colombo / October 20, 2020) – Sri Lankan authorities have subjected at least seven people...
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Public Statement on the Government management of the COVID-19 response
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Calling of the President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka to condemn the police action in the strongest possible terms, the attorney representing...
Member of Parliament, TNA MP M. Sumanthran has presented a Private Member's Bill for the enactment of the "Public Health Emergency Act".
One week earlier...
Police, Judicial Officers Should End Arbitrary Arrests, Torture of LGBT People
(Colombo / October 20, 2020) – Sri Lankan authorities have subjected at least seven people...
