Dying in Police Custody – The Legal Vacuum Around Police Brutality in Sri Lanka
Dying in police custody in Sri Lanka continues to spark outrage, but rarely accountability. From Supreme Court verdicts that confirm custodial torture, to families left grieving without justice, a glaring legal vacuum remains. Despite constitutional guarantees and international obligations, cases like Sriyani Silva v. Iddamalgoda, Somawathi v. Weerasinghe, and the more recent Kalutara custodial death
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