Sri Lanka: Student leader arrested for organizing protest
Event- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Initial Date
- Sep 10, 2024
- Event Description
Ten individuals, including Madhushan Chandrajit, the convener of the Inter-University Student's Federation, were arrested for allegedly participating in a protest in front of the Colombo Fort railway station in violation of election laws.
The Inter-University Student's Federation organized the protest to voice opposition to several issues, including the establishment of private universities.
The protesters gathered on the main road in front of the Fort railway station and attempted to move forward.
According to News 1st correspondent, the police arrived and instructed the protesters to disperse.
However, when the protesters continued to advance, the police intervened to disperse the crowd, resulting in the arrest of Madhushan Chandrajit and others.
- Impact of Event
- 1
- Gender of HRD
- Man
- Violation
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Judicial Harassment
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of assembly
- Freedom of expression
- Offline
- Right to liberty and security
- Right to Protest
- HRD
- Student
- Perpetrator-State
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 6.925232205413023
Longitude: 79.95583568394373
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 10 September 2024, Madhushan Chandrajit, the convener of the Inter-University Student's Federation, was arrested by the police for allegedly participating in a protest in front of the Colombo Fort railway station in violation of election laws.