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Supreme Court rules in favour of woman wrongfully detained over clothing design - LNW Lanka News Web

July 31, Colombo (LNW): In a significant ruling underscoring the importance of safeguarding individual liberties, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has found that a senior police officer violated the fundamental rights of a woman who was unjustly arrested and detained over a misinterpreted clothing design. The case centred around an incident in 2019, in which Abdul Raheem Masaheena, a 47-year-old resident of Kolongoda, was taken into custody by police o…Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka See the Story

Sri Lanka Arrests Ex-Navy Chief over Abduction

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Nishantha Ulugetenne served as Sri Lanka’s ambassador to Cuba following his retirement from the navy. Read more at straitstimes.com.Colombo · Colombo See the Story

Chemmani Mass Grave: Unearthing Sri Lanka’s Buried Truths - Update • Sri Lanka Brief

The Chemmani mass grave in Jaffna has once again thrust Sri Lanka’s troubled past into the spotlight, as forensic excavations continue to uncover skeletal remains believed to belong to victims of enforced disappearances during the country’s civil war. As of July 28, authorities have exhumed 101 human remains, including those of children and infants, from the Chemmani-Siththupaththi Hindu cemetery. Personal items such as school bags, toys, bangle…Jaffna · Jaffna Read Article

President Faces Legal Challenge Over RTI Commission Delay • Sri Lanka Brief

A Fundamental Rights petition has been filed in the Supreme Court urging President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to appoint an acting Chairperson to the Right to Information (RTI) Commission. The petition, submitted by journalist Mithun Jayawardena and the Deyata Saviya organisation, names the President, Presidential Secretary, Speaker of Parliament, and members of the Constitutional Council as respondents. According to the petition, the RTI Commissi…Sri Lanka · Sri Lanka Read Article

Extra Judicial Killing of Samantha Prithikumara : HRCSL Recommends Largest Compensation in its History • Sri Lanka Brief

Image: Anthony Gamage Samantha Prithikumara The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka has recommended a record compensation of Rs. 2.5 million to the widow of Anthony Gamage Samantha Prithikumara, who allegedly died in police custody following torture and unlawful detention. The complaint was filed on January 12, 2023, by T.B. Sriyani Dilrukshi Priyadarshani, who claimed her husband—an employee of the Sri Lanka Vocational Training Authority—was f…History · Colombo Read Article

Killing of Chaminda Lakshan during Go Home Gota protest: The SC has fixed a date to hear the FR petition • Sri Lanka Brief

Image: Chaminda Lakshan. The police rushed in and opened fire -Eyewitnesses. During the ‘Go Home Gota’ campaign in April 2022, a protest was held near a petrol station in the Rambukkana area against the sale of fuel at high prices. The police unlawfully fired on the protesters, and a 41-year-old man named Chaminda Lakshan was shot dead by the police. The peaceful protest was held on 19 April 2022. According to the interim report of the Expert C…Central Province, Sri Lanka · Central Province Read Article

How Minister of Defence (1988) Ranjan Wijeratne's assassination list of 64 was thwarted by a courageous Army officer • Sri Lanka Brief

MY STORY by Lalith Gunarathana. Only a few know about my last days in the Army, and I wish to put it on record so that many who knew only a part of it can also complete the picture. I was the Military Coordinating Officer for the Monaragala District in 1988, conducting anti-insurgency (mostly hearts and minds) operations. I was given slightly less than 200 troops to cover the whole district. Fortunately, I had some terrific young Officers as my …Uva Province · Uva Province Read Article

CID Reports to the Court that the Military Intelligence knew from the Beginning that Saharan had committed the Vavunathivu murders in November 2018! • Sri Lanka Brief

Sri Lanka Brief – July 29, 2025. Fresh revelations have cast doubt on the conduct of senior Army intelligence officers regarding the November 2018 killing of two police officers in Vavunathivu, Batticaloa. A report submitted to the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court suggests that military intelligence officials had received credible information linking the attack to the extremist group led by Saharan Hashim — yet failed to act. The report claims th…Batticaloa · Batticaloa Read Article

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Supreme Court rules in favour of woman wrongfully detained over clothing design - LNW Lanka News Web

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CID Reports to the Court that the Military Intelligence knew from the Beginning that Saharan had committed the Vavunathivu murders in November 2018! • Sri Lanka Brief