- 25 January 2022
Sri Lanka military’s latest assault weapon: Barbed wire wrapped palm frond
Police in Sri Lanka have once again received a complaint against military officers occupying the Mullaitivu district for assaulting a Tamil with a palm stick wrapped in barbed wire. The victim, a driver.....
- 14 January 2022
Sri Lanka: Family seeks impartial investigation into killing of Tamil fisherman
The ‘killing’ of Edward Mariyaseelan, a fisherman in the Northern Province seems to re-emphasise that extra judicial killing have become a norm rather than an exception in Sri Lanka. The local community and...
- 28 September 2021
Tamil man abducted while EU team is in Sri Lanka to probe rights record
A war affected Tamil man was forcefully abducted in Eastern Sri Lanka allegedly by plain clothed terror police. This abduction has taken place while a top European Union team is visiting the..........
- 20 June 2021
Death in Sri Lanka’s Police custody: Tamil Youth’s body to be exhumed
The body of a young Tamil who was allegedly beaten to death while in Sri Lankan police custody is to be exhumed for a second autopsy. In ordering the exhumation, a court in Eastern Sri...........
- 23 October 2021
Sri Lanka policeman assaults and arrest two Tamil youth
A video showing a Sri Lankan Sinhala Buddhist police officer mercilessly assaulting two Tamil youth on the streets for an alleged traffic offence have gone viral in social media. After kicking, punching and..........
- 08 September 2021
Tamils and Muslims come under brutal Police attack in Sri Lanka
As Police brutality continues in Sri Lanka, at least four members of the Tamil and Muslim communities have been hospitalised after being 'beaten black and blue' literally by the Police force in the.........
- 09 June 2021
Second death in Sri Lankan police custody within three days
A 42 year old father of two has become the latest victim to die in Sri Lanka’s police custody. Family members of the victim are convinced that their loved one was beaten to death. Police claim that he...............
