Lakshan Dias

Human Rights Defender and Attorney at Law Lakshan Dias has replied to a e mail sent by Secretary to the Bar Association of Sri Lanka requesting him to clarify number of issues mentioned in his e mail. Reading through Lakshan’s reply it is clear that e mail semt bu the Secretary to the Bar Association of Sri […]

Image courtesy of lankaenews. Lawyers for Democracy (LfD) is appalled by the continuous threats of the Minister of Justice on one of its co-Conveners Mr. Lakshan Dias. Mr. Dias is an Attorney at Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka and an active Member of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka. He had served […]

A news item was published in the Daily News today under the title – Alleged attack on 160 Churches – BASL asks lawyer to come clean. In this news item, it refers to an order made on the basis of a decision at the Bar Council calling on Mr. Lakshan Dias, Attorney-at-Law, to explain the […]

Image: Sandya Eknaligoda, holding a placard which says ” protect Lakshan Dias’s right to speak!” at a recently held protest against Justice Minister’s remarks. Credit: @vikalpavoices . Speaking to Ceylon Today Justice Minister Wijedasa Rajapaksa has indicated that he is going to take action against human and minority rights defender attorney at Law Lakshan Dias. His recent […]

  By Professor  A.N.I Ekanayaka. Hon Dr Wijeyadasa Rajapaksha PC, Minister of Justice. Dear Dr Rajapaksha, Arrogant and Foolish Attempt to Deny the Persecution of Christians in Sri Lanka  I was shocked and outraged to see a video news clip in which you sought to deny  the numerous  incidents involving the harrassment of Christians in this country […]

Public Statement by South Asian Free Media Association – Sri Lanka Chapter . The Sri Lanka Chapter of the South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA-SL) strongly condemns the recent statements by Justice & Buddhism Affairs Minister Vijedasa Rajapaksa threatening to deny the license of professional practice of Attorney Lakshan Dias for raising issues of persecution […]

Image: A Muslim boy prays on the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in Colombo, Sri Lanka June 2, 2017. © 2017 Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte. Investigate, Prosecute Attacks on Muslims, Christians. (New York) – The Sri Lankan government should immediately repudiate statements by the country’s justice minister threatening to disbar […]

Solidarity with Human Rights Defender and Attorney at Law Mr. Lakshan Dias. We are appalled by the Minister of Justice’s attempts to intimidate Attorney-at-Law Mr. Lakshan Dias, with threats that steps would be taken in terms of the law to have him removed from the legal profession. We condemn this conduct of the Minister as an abuse of […]

Image: BBS leader Gnanasara thero threatening a Muslim religious leader. (file photo) Ruki Fernando. Religious minorities in Sri Lanka – particularly Muslims and Evangelical Christians – faced serious persecution under the Rajapakse Government, which has continued even under the Sirisena-Ranil Government. The Catholic Archbishop of Colombo, who has been hostile towards Evangelical Christians (a numerical […]

  Lakshan Dias . Mr. Wijayadasa Rajapakse – Justice Minister of Sri Lanka has threatened to ‘remove’ me as an Attorney-at-law of the Supreme Court unless I apologies from the nation within 24 hours; I believe that the response of the legal profession must be swift and uncompromising. This is utterly reprehensible, unprecedented and a […]

NfR Sri Lanka, a net work of Sri Lankan journalists and Human Rights Defenders expresses its deep concerns on the reported Threats and intimidations directed at Sri Lankan human rights lawyer Lakshan Dias. Mr. Lakshan Dias is a well known human rights activist with a  long standing experience  in promoting and protecting all human rights […]