Sri Lanka: WHRD summoned by the police
Event- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Initial Date
- Jan 31, 2023
- Event Description
Thambirasa Selvarani who leads a group of relatives of missing persons in Ampara was summoned to appear before courts today (31).
She was to present herself before Pottuvil magistrate’s court at 9.00 am, said Journalists for Democracy – Sri Lanka.
This is in connection with a protest she led yesterday in Thirukkovil demanding justice for the victims of enforced disappearances.
While calling for an international investigation, the protestors also rejected a Rs. 200,000 compensation offered by the government.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Woman
- Violation
- Intimidation and Threats
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of assembly
- Freedom of expression
- Offline
- Right to healthy and safe environment
- HRD
- Community-based HRD
- WHRD
- Perpetrator-State
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 7.297914795886342
Longitude: 81.67928211143017
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 31 January 2023, Thambirasa Selvarani, WHRD and leader a local group of relatives of missing persons, was summoned by the police the day after organising a demonstration demanding justice for the victims of enforced disappearances in Ampara, Sri Lanka.