Payagala 05 Wadduwa 05 Poddala 05 Kohuwala 05 Bulathsinhala 05 Wattala 05 Morawaka 05 Awissawella 05 Chilaw 04 Moratuwa 04 Ja-Ela 04 Kadawatha 04 (Abstract from the presentation done on commemorating International day in Support of torture victims - 2014 ) 2.6.3 Elders Rights The creation of the Protection of the Rights of Elders Act (2000), and National Charter for Senior Citizens & National Policy for Senior citizens (2006) are decisive steps in the care for Sri Lankan Older population. The National Action Plan for the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights and the LLRC report, currently being attended to by the government, also promises to include the protection of the rights of elders. These policies build upon the international mechanisms that include the Vienna International Plan of Action on ageing (1982), its successor the Madrid International Plan of Action on ageing (2002), the UN Principles for Older persons (1991) and the UN Proclamation on ageing (1992). Similarly under the Ministry of Social Services and Social Welfare, various domestic mechanisms have been established; a National Council for Elders; a National Secretariat for Elders; an Elders Maintenance Board, and the establishment of Social Service Officers concerned with elders rights protection at the Divisional Secretariat level. The Ministry of Social Services has also taken steps to establish village level 19