On 22 January, students Sanmugam Solaman and V. Bhavananadan were released from detention in a “Rehabilitation” centre in Welikanda by the Terrorist Investigation ...
One student is believed to have been released on bail, but many more have been arrested. Several are held incommunicado, putting them at much greater risk of torture ...
Four students were arrested on 1 December in Jaffna, northern Sri Lanka, by the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) of the police. They are being held in Vavuniya ...
The UN failed to protect civilians during Sri Lanka's armed conflict according its own report, released today, prompting Amnesty International to renew its call ...
In this document Amnesty International makes recommendations to the governments of different states about ratification of international human rights standards, ...
Sri Lanka's failure to account for serious violations of human rights has created a climate of impunity where arbitrary detentions, torture and other ill-treatment ...