TISL Welcomes Anti-Corruption Bill, but Flags Two Major Concerns
The proposed Anti-Corruption Bill contains several laudable provisions that seek to improve upon the existing anti-corruption legal framework in Sri Lanka, …
The proposed Anti-Corruption Bill contains several laudable provisions that seek to improve upon the existing anti-corruption legal framework in Sri Lanka, …
The government of Sri Lanka’s proposed Anti-Terrorism Act would empower the authorities to systematically violate fundamental human rights, …
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) welcomes the landmark determination of the Court of Appeal this week that affirms the order of the Right to …
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal submitted by the President as the Finance Minister to publish the Central Bank of Sri Lanka draft Bill in the …
Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers has approved the new Central Bank of Sri Lanka bill which will be presented in Parliament next year. The original bill …
The Sri Lankan government should withdraw a draft law that would give the authorities broad powers to detain people in military-run …
President Ranil Wickremesinghe today (26) signed the document granting conditional presidential pardon to former Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake, who is …
A bill to amend the Penal Code with the aim of protecting the rights of the LGBTQ+ communities in Sri Lanka was handed over to President Ranil Wickremesinghe …
As the offense of contempt of court has not been defined in Sri Lanka, there is no clear and uniform procedure for hearing and adjudicating such cases. As a …
SJB Parliamentarian Eran Wickramaratne said that if the government has a genuine need to bring in a system change as demanded by the people across the …
In a letter to the Minister of Justice, Constitutional Affairs and Prison Reform the joint Chambers of Commerce has called for a further strengthening of the …
Curfew has been imposed on the entire country from 7.00 pm Monday (09) to 7.00 am Tuesday (10) in accordance with the provisions of section 16 of the Public …
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) calls for an independent investigation of the Rambukkana incident and says the Government must ensure that the police …
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) calls upon the Government to desist from taking any steps whatsoever to disrupt what is a legitimate exercise of the …
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) calls on Members of Parliament to not rush through enacting the law until concerns are addressed. On the 9th of …
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) with funding from the European Union, along with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations …
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) calls upon the government to seek the assistance of acknowledged independent and non-partisan experts both domestically …
The Government of China has allocated 7.68 billion rupees as a grant to completely renovate the Supreme Court complex where the Supreme Court and the Court of …
The Right to Information (RTI) Commission, which is the central appellate and monitoring body established under the Right to …
Sri Lanka has a robust legal framework to tackle contemporary forms of slavery and been making progress in other areas, such as increasing minimum age of …