Sri Lanka: two students arrested
Event- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Initial Date
- Jan 3, 2023
- Event Description
The Chairman and an activist of the Student Union of the University of Kelaniya were arrested by Thalangama Police.
They were arrested for damaging the gate of the Education Ministry on the 10th of July 2022.
The Chairman of the Student Union of the University of Kelaniya Kelum Mudannayake, and activist Dilshan Harshana were arrested by Thalangama Police when they visited the Police Station to provide a statement.
They will be prododuced to the Kaduwela Magistrate's Court on Tuesday (3).
- Impact of Event
- 2
- Gender of HRD
- Man
- Violation
- (Arbitrary) Arrest and Detention
- Judicial Harassment
- Rights Concerned
- Freedom of expression
- Offline
- Right to liberty and security
- Right to Protest
- Freedom of expression
- HRD
- Student
- Perpetrator-State
- Police
- Source
- Monitoring Status
- Pending
- Event Location
Latitude: 6.940825469833528
Longitude: 79.85592890857643
- Event Location
- Summary for Publications
On 3 January 2023, Kelum Mudannayake and Dilshan Harshana, students and members of the Student Union of the University of Kelaniya, arrested by the police for taking part in a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka.