Aug 5, 2021
Yesterday, 4th August, Ahnaf Jazeem’s Fundamental Rights case was taken up before the Supreme Court after several delays. The court ordered the prison authorities to give his lawyers confidential access to Ahnaf in remand prison to allow them to consult with their...
Jul 28, 2021
We, the undersigned organisations express deep concern for the ongoing detention of lawyer and minority and civic rights activist Hejaaz Hizbullah, who has been held under Sri Lanka’s notorious Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) for 15 months. In the absence of any...
Sep 11, 2015
Last week, WATCHDOG published a report on the situation of detainees remanded under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). The report “PTA detainees- Ignored under “yhapalanaya?” is based on interviews and an official list of 181 detained persons currently...
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...
