HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA, Annual Report 2018
List of suo motu inquiries undertaken (The interventions of the Commission exercising its own initiative
under Section 14 of the Act):
Case No.
HRC/SUO/MOTU/01/18
HRC/SUO/MOTU/02/18
HRC/285/18
Date
2/1/2018
11/1/2018
Subject matter
Torture
Death in custody
Respondent
Kuruwita Prison
Pettah Police
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
HRC/SUO/MOTU/03/18
HRC/SUO/MOTU/04/18
HRC/SUO/MOTU/05/18
HRC/SUO/MOTU/06/18
HRC/SUO/MOTU/07/18
HRC/SUO/MOTU/08/18
HRC/SUO/MOTU/09/18
HRC/BD/06/18
15/1/2018
15/1/2018
15/1/2018
18/1/2018
18/1/2018
22/1/2018
22/1/2018
Inaction
Inaction
Inaction
Sexual harassment
Inaction
Torture
Harassment
Kalubowila Teaching hospital
Pindeniya Police
Karapitiya Hospital
Anuradhapura Prison
Wellawaya Police
Department of Excise, Madampe
Provincial Council, Uva Province
10
11
12
HRC/SUO/MOTU/10/18
HRC/SUO/MOTU/11/18
HRC/SUO/MOTU/12/18
22/1/2018
29/1/2018
9/2/2018
Katharagama Police
Borella Police
Galewela Police
13
HRC/SUO/MOTU/13/18
14
15
16
HRC/SUO/MOTU/14/18
HRC/SUO/MOTU/15/18
HRC/SUO/MOTU/16/18
Death by shooting
Torture
Election related complaints
-Arrest/detention
Election related complaints
-Arrest/detention
Encounter death
Torture
Arrest/detention
1
2
20/2/2018
1/5/2018
Gampola Police
Kahathuduwa Police
Eppawala Police
Mannar Police
113