Mar 21, 2014
Dear friends, I’d like to share a release we have just sent out concerning media reports from Sri Lanka. Here’s how you can help Support Amnesty International’s Urgent Action to keep Jeyakumary safe Spread the word, by sharing the statement below far...
Mar 18, 2014
It has been an emotional day. At about 1:30 am Sri Lanka time Father Praveen and Ruki Fernando were released without charge. This is fantastic news and a testament to the power of a joined up campaign involving virtually everyone who had ever met either of them, and...
Mar 18, 2014
Dear friends, I am sorry to say that not much has changed with respect to the three brave activists currently held without evidence in Sri Lankan Jail. Jeyakumari remains in Boosa detention centre, her daughter remains with children’s services....
Mar 17, 2014
Update: it appears they have been issued with a 72 hour police detention order, with no specific charges, but arrest was on suspicion of inciting ethnic hatred which is manifestly absurd. Police say they will be produced before the courts within 72 hours. They will...
Mar 14, 2014
Yesterday (13th March 2014) a woman and her daughter who have been protesting on behalf of the disappeared were arrested by the police (CID). Balendran Jeyakumary (from Tharmapurum) and her daughter “Vibooshika” (13 years) have been detained in their home...
