HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA, Annual Report 2020 Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka were submitted to the Secretary to the Ministry of Health and the Director-General of Health Services regarding the Extraordinary Gazette Notification No. 2170/8 dated 20.04.2020. The focus was on the final rites of corpses of people who died of coronavirus infection. A tense situation developed in the Anuradhapura prison on March 21 due to the fact that there is a high risk of the coronavirus spreading inside the prison. Two detainees were killed and six others were injured in the unrest, and the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) intervened immediately. The Commission recommended to the Commissioner-General of Prisons that prison inmates be protected from the coronavirus and that isolation facilities in prisons be made available as soon as possible. It also called on the President to take immediate action to ensure the safety of prison inmates, taking into account the health problems caused by the Corona pandemic. The second incident that occurred inside the prisons this year took place on 28.11.2020 at the Mahara Prison. The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka immediately intervened in this conflict. In a very short period of time, the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) deployed a team of officials to the scene of the conflict and assisted in controlling the situation. The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has issued recommendations regarding this incident and has made recommendations for action in four phases, immediate, short-term, mediumterm, and long-term. In the Covid-19 situation, the Director-General of Government Information was informed in writing of the importance of the use of sign language in broadcasting emergency news statements via visual media. The Human Rights Commission emphasized the need for proper communication of messages to the public through emergency news to all without discrimination. During the month of May, when the country was not functioning normally, a process of reclaiming sand from the deep sea areas based in Mt. Lavinia and Angulana was reported and, a team of Human Rights Commission officials visited the area and reported the situation to the Commission accordingly, after which inquiries were made from the relevant parties. The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has issued guidelines and regulations to the relevant institutions to ensure that no one misses out on the 2020 Parliamentary Elections. The Elections Commission paid special attention to a code of conduct proposed by political parties and independent groups contesting elections. The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) 4

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