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22nd Amendment: Petitioners Challenge Conclusion of SC Hearing, Won’t File Written Submissions
දූෂණ විරෝධී පනත සංසෝධනය සහ වත්කම් ප්රකාශන: කතා කිරීමේ අයිතියක් නොමැති නම් දැනගැනීමේ අයිතිය කුමක්ද?
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11/10/2025
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30/01/2024
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17/01/2024
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Sri Lanka govt has curtailed remand prisoners’ rights by changing Prisons Ordinance
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Special military force established to control prisons in Sri Lanka
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Muslim prisoners severely beaten in Badulla prison (Updated)
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20/12/2021
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HRCSL refrains from making any recommendations in relation to pistol wielding Ratwatte
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29/10/2021
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CPPR fears that repressive measures are imminent against protesting death row prisoners in Sri Lanka
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24/10/2021
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CPRP writes to UN: Situation of prisons in Sri Lanka and matters needed urgent attention
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23/09/2021
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How Gun – toting State Minister Lohan Ratwatte Terrified and Humiliated Tamil Prisoners at the Anuradhapura Jail. – D.B.S. Jeyaraj
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18/09/2021
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CPRP urges the ICRC to intervene: Covid restrictions may lead to prison violence in Sri Lanka
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10/05/2021
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Sri Lanka Prisons dept to recruit 200 ex-servismen for ‘Intelligence and Security Division’
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16/01/2021
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Prison system in Sri Lanka subjects the prisoners to degrading and inhuman treatment says HRCSL report
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06/12/2020
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CPRP president urges President to direct all prisoners and Prisons staffers for PCR test
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15/11/2020
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04/11/2020
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24/07/2020
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13/04/2020
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28/03/2020
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