Mar 10, 2015
Good news! After just three days shy of a year in jail, Jeyakumary Balendaran has finally been released! This is fantastic news, and a huge relief for her and her daughter. Her release is due to the phenomenal work of a small but committed band of lawyers, supporters...
Dec 23, 2014
Today marks the 285th day of Jeyakumary Balendran’s detention. A prominent member of the movement for the families of the disappeared – her own son having been abducted shortly after the war – she was arrested in March 2014 amid a broad government crackdown on civil...
Aug 18, 2014
Five months ago, a mother of the disappeared – Jeyakumary Balendran – was arrested and jailed amid a renewed government crackdown on dissent in the run up to Human Rights Council session in March. You may remember our campaign and our director’s...
Apr 12, 2014
We have just released a statement in response to the Government of Sri Lanka’s announcement that they have killed the wanted LTTE revivalist “Gobi”. As we said in that statement, “There was never any credible evidence produced to link...
Apr 12, 2014
We are today calling for the release of Jeyakumary Balendran and at least 60 others detained under the prevention of terrorism act in the last month, following the Sri Lankan Army’s announcement that they had killed suspected LTTE revivalist Selvanayagam...
