PRG Deplores the Brutal Attacks on the Peaceful Protesters and the Freedom of Expression of People of Sri Lanka
People’s Rights Group (PRG), a rights based advocacy and lobbying group based in the UK particularly dealing with human rights violations in Sri Lanka, expresses its strongest concern and deep shock over the government’s aggressive takeover of the protest site outside the Presidential Secretariat at Galle Face in the early hours [...]
PRG expresses extreme concern about the worsening economic crisis and its impact on democracy and human rights in Sri Lanka
People’s Rights Group (PRG), a rights-based advocacy and lobbying group based in the UK particularly dealing with human rights violations in Sri Lanka, notes with a sense of extreme concern, the dangerous situation developing in Sri Lanka, which has incited nationwide unrest and has led to continuous protests among Sri Lankans [...]
PRG expresses extreme concern about the alarming developments in Sri Lanka and the insensitivity of the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) to public calls for decisive changes
People’s Rights Group (PRG), a rights-based advocacy and lobbying group based in the UK particularly dealing with human rights violations in Sri Lanka, notes with extreme concern, the current political, social and economic instability prevailing in Sri Lanka, which has unfortunately reached a crisis proportion, leading to grave public unrest and [...]
PRG expresses extreme concern about the divisive views expressed by the Sri Lankan Defence Secretary and the Ethos and Racist mindset of the Ruling Regime!
People’s Rights Group (PRG), a rights-based advocacy and lobbying group based in the UK particularly dealing with human rights violations in Sri Lanka, notes with grave concern, the reasoning provided by the Defence Secretary Retd. General Kamal Gunaratne during a recent televised interview organised by the Presidential Media Unit, to [...]
PRG expresses its deep shock and dismay over the appointment of the Presidential Task Force on ‘One Country; One Law’
People’s Rights Group (PRG), a rights based advocacy and lobbying group based in the UK particularly dealing with human rights violations in Sri Lanka, expresses its strongest concern and deep shock over the recent appointment by the President, under Article 33 of the Constitution, of a 13-member task force to study [...]
Sri Lanka: Authorities must end violence and discrimination against Muslims
Sri Lanka’s Muslim community has suffered consistent discrimination, harassment and violence since 2013, culminating in the adoption of government policies explicitly targeting the minority group, said Amnesty International, in a new report published today. From Burning Houses to Burning Bodies: Anti-Muslim Harassment, Discrimination and Violence in Sri Lanka, traces the development of [...]
Government Driven MMDA Reforms propose to abolish the role of the Wali. How will it impact on the rights and well-being of women?
Among other amendments, the government driven MMDA reforms propose the abolition of the role of Wali, the male guardian whose consent is required for a man to marry a Muslim woman. Currently only the Wali signs on the marriage registration and the role of the Wali is mandatory. If a Wali [...]
PRG expresses extreme concern about the Cabinet Decision to abolish material provisions of the Muslim Marriages and Divorces Act (MMDA) and the continuing discriminatory policies of the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL)
People’s Rights Group (PRG), a rights based advocacy and lobbying group based in the UK particularly dealing with human rights violations in Sri Lanka, notes with a sense of extreme concern and trepidation about the continuing developments which have been unravelling in Sri Lanka which negatively impacts upon the fundamental rights [...]
Sri Lanka – End arbitrary arrests, reprisals against human rights defenders and activists advocating for education rights
We the undersigned human rights organizations strongly condemn the ongoing persecution and reprisals by Sri Lankan authorities against student leaders, labour union leaders, teachers, academics, and others involved in recent protests against education policies in the country. Sri Lankan authorities have responded to the expression of dissent, protests and the exercise [...]
PRG strongly Decries the Israeli Military Escalation in Jerusalem and Gaza and calls on the International community to stop the bloodshed and Israeli Impunity
People’s Rights Group (PRG), a rights based advocacy and lobbying group based in the UK particularly dealing with human rights violations in Sri Lanka, notes with extreme concern the deteriorating security situation in Jerusalem and Gaza due to military escalation initiated by the Israeli Government and the severe levels of Israeli [...]
PRG Report Reveals that Accountability and Justice are yet a far-away dream for Victims of Post-Easter Mob Attacks
People’s Rights Group (PRG), a rights based advocacy and lobbying group based in the UK particularly dealing with human rights violations in Sri Lanka calls on the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) to fully investigate and prosecute those who were responsible for the May 11-15, 2019 attacks on Muslim communities in [...]
OIC-IPHRC categorically condemns Sri Lanka’s enactment of discriminatory laws under the pretext of deradicalization
OIC-IPHRC categorically condemns Sri Lanka’s enactment of discriminatory laws under the pretext of ‘deradicalization’ and ‘counter terrorism’ prompting arbitrary arrests, torture and banning of burqa as tantamount to grave deprivations of human rights of Muslim minorities and violative of Sri Lanka’s international human rights obligations. Jeddah 29th April 2021: The Independent [...]
PRG expresses its extreme concern about the shrinking civil space and the growing victimization of writers, activists and journalists in Sri Lanka
People’s Rights Group (PRG), a rights based advocacy and lobbying group based in the UK particularly dealing with human rights violations in Sri Lanka, notes with extreme concern the gradual shrinking of civic space, particularly for the exercise of the right to free expression in Sri Lanka. In the broader context, [...]
People’s Rights Group Calls for Accountability and Justice, And an End to Harassment of Minorities
People’s Rights Group (PRG), a rights based advocacy and lobbying group based in the UK particularly dealing with human rights violations in Sri Lanka expresses its solidarity with the victims of the Easter Sunday attacks of 2019, and demand that the Government of Sri Lanka stops using it as an excuse [...]
Sri Lankan Government’s Easter Sunday Attacks Inquiry Report
The Commission of Inquiry to Investigate and Inquire into and Report or take Necessary Action on the Bomb Attacks on 21st April 2019 Download here
Concerns Relating to the Recent Regulations Issued Under the Prevention of Terrorism Act
Colombo Sri Lanka: The Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is alarmed by the Prevention of Terrorism (De-radicalization from holding violent extremist religious ideology) Regulations No. 01 of 2021 (hereinafter the regulations) published on the 12th of March 2021. The regulations are drafted in a manner that can further jeopardise the rights [...]
PRG expresses its extreme concern about the continuing demonization and targeting of the Muslim Community
People’s Rights Group (PRG), a rights based advocacy and lobbying group based in the UK particularly dealing with human rights violations in Sri Lanka, notes with serious concern the continued harassment, targeting and demonization of the Muslim community by the Government of Sri Lanka despite the Government’s decision to allow for [...]
Sri Lanka: ‘Religious Disharmony’ Order Threatens Minorities – HRW
(New York) – Sri Lanka’s government should immediately withdraw an order that allows two-years of detention without trial for causing “religious, racial, or communal disharmony,” Human Rights Watch said today. The Prevention of Terrorism (De-radicalization from holding violent extremist religious ideology) Regulations No. 01 of 2021, issued on March 9, 2021, [...]
SRI LANKA’S DOUBLE PANDEMIC State Sanctioned Forced Cremations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Sri Lanka: Government Suffocating Dissent and Obstructing Justice for Historic Crimes
Amnesty International Press Release: The Sri Lankan Government has launched a renewed crackdown on dissent that is severely curtailing civil society freedom and obstructing efforts to deliver justice for conflict-era crimes under international law, said Amnesty International, in a new report published today. The report, Old ghosts in new garb: Sri [...]
Sri Lanka: Experts dismayed by regressive steps, call for renewed UN scrutiny and efforts to ensure accountability
GENEVA (5 February 2021) – UN human rights experts* have urged the Sri Lankan authorities to stop rolling back hard fought progress made in recent years on rebuilding democratic institutions, and to press for accountability for past crimes and deliver justice for victims and promote reconciliation between communities. The independent experts [...]
Sri Lanka: Justice Under Attack
UN Human Rights Council Should Pursue Accountability - Human Rights Watch (Geneva) – Sri Lanka’s government is aggressively attacking efforts to hold officials to account for past grave abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 93-page report, “Open Wounds and Mounting Dangers: Blocking Accountability for Grave Abuses [...]
The Heavy Price That Sri Lanka Will Have To Pay For Denying Burial Rights
“The High Commissioner is deeply concerned by the trends emerging over the past year, which may represent early warning signs of a deteriorating human rights situation” states the latest report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) dated 27 January 2021. For how long can the truth [...]