Sri Lanka: eight university students arrested after protesting

Event
Country
  • Sri Lanka
Initial Date
May 18, 2023
Event Description

The Convenor of the Inter-University Student's Federation Wasantha Mudalige and seven other student activists were arrested on Thursday (18) night following a protest at the University of Kelaniya.

Among the arrested is Venerable Rathkarawwe Jinarathana Thero, said Sri Lanka Police.

Police Spokesperson SSP Nihal Thaldiwa told News 1st that two police officers who attempted to control the protest were injured.

University students of the University of Kelaniya protested against student suppression and the conduct of the Sri Lankan government.

Impact of Event
8
Gender of HRD
  • Other (e.g. undefined, organisation, community)
Violation
  • (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
Rights Concerned
  • Freedom of assembly
  • Freedom of expression
    • Offline
  • Right to liberty and security
  • Right to Protest
HRD
  • Student
Perpetrator-State
  • Police
Source

News 1st

Monitoring Status
Pending
Event Location

Latitude: 6.949836273418254

Longitude: 79.91796456944672

Event Location
Summary for Publications

On 18 May 2023, Wasantha Mudalige and seven other university students were arrested by the police following a protest in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka.