Status: Interrogation Tharindu Uduwaragedara 28 June 2022Human Rights Defender and journalist Tharindu Uduwaragedara interrogated by the Criminal Investigation Department Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka
Status: Intimidation Kanapathipillai Kumanan 13 June 2022Human rights defender and journalist Kanapathipillai Kumanan intimidated by police Violations #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka
Status: Released on Bail Ven. Wekandawala Rahula Thero 8 June 2022Ven. Wekandawala Rahula Thero released on bail Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka
Status: Judicial Harassment Shehan Malaka 21 February 2022Human rights defender Pongiliya Gamage Shehan Malaka facing reprisals and legal persecution Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka
Status: Released on Bail Hejaaz Hizbullah 11 February 2022HRD & lawyer Hejaaz Hizbullah released on bail after 22 months of imprisonment Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka
Status: Released on Bail Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF) 26 November 2021Arrest of Student Leaders Amid Widespread Protests Violations #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka
Status: Under Investigation Sabharatnam Sivayoganathan 7 September 2021Human rights defender Sabharatnam Sivayoganathan summoned by Counter-Terrorism and Terrorism Investigation Division Violations #Judicial Harassment #Questioning / Interrogation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka
Status: Police Harassment Dharisha Bastians 21 July 2020Human Rights Under Attack - Dharisha Bastians Violations #Surveillance #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Questioning / Interrogation Location #Region: Asia Pacific #Sri Lanka
Status: Smear Campaign Kumaravadivel Guruparan 21 July 2020Human Rights Under Attack - Kumaravadivel Guruparan Violations #Smear Campaign Location #Sri Lanka
Status: Targeted Kumaravadivel Guruparan 13 November 2019Lawyer Kumaravadivel Guruparan Barred from Practicing Law Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Sri Lanka
Status: Harassment Nimalka Fernando 3 December 2018Meeting of Families of the Disappeared disrupted, human rights defenders intimidated and targeted in a smear campaign Violations #Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Sri Lanka