HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA, Annual Report 2018 several attempts by the petitioner to prove that this was a matter of mistaken identity and the fact that there was no warrant in her name, the police ignored her efforts and proceeded to produce her in court. The petitioner had proved that the warrant was issued in the name of a different person, whose initialed name was the same as that of the petitioner. However, the Police had not made reasonable attempts to ascertain the veracity of the petitioner’s claim such as requesting verification from the Department of Co-operative Development as to the identity of the person against who the warrant was issued. The Commission found a violation of Article 13 and recommended payment of Rs.15,000 as compensation to the complainant. 3.2.4. ▪ Multiple rights violations Accessibility of persons with disability to public higher education institutions (Complaint No. HRC/3838/17) The complainant was a female student suffering from muscular degeneration who was admitted to the Institute of Indigenous Medicine of the University of Colombo. The complaint was against the authorities of the Institute for not providing facilities for the accommodation of students with disabilities in student hostels as well as in classes thereby depriving the students of the opportunity to engage in educational activities. The complaint also alleged that certain members of the staff actively discouraged the student from continuing her studies. As a result of this she had withdrawn from the Institute having suffered acute depression and requested the Commission to place her in an alternative course at a different university. Finding a violation of Articles 12(1) and 11(freedom from inhuman and degrading treatment) of the Constitution, the Commission directed the respondents to pay compensation for the violation of the rights of the complainant. In this regard, HRCSL referred to Sri Lanka’s international obligations under different human rights treaties including the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and emphasized the necessity to comply with those obligations. 55