HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA, Annual Report 2018 Pradeshiya Sabha, Pannala Police Station, Pannala Divisional Secretariat and Water Resources Board. - In relation to a complaint made against raising penalties for motor traffic offences. Complainants were the Lanka Selfemployed Three Wheel Drivers Association, Lanka inter-district school transport service providers’ Union, Association of Hotel Owners, and All Ceylon Motor Cyclists’ Union. A preliminary discussion was held with the complainants, at which it was decided to convene a discussion with the other relevant parties such as the National Road Safety Authority. ▪ Special interventions and monitoring by regional offices Regional and sub-offices of the Commission also regularly monitor the human rights situations in the region and intervene in appropriate circumstances. The following is a snapshot of such interventions: - Alerted by a newspaper headline, the Matara regional office intervened in the alleged death of a person at the hands of the police during an altercation between the police and some villagers in Katharagama. The regional office visited the place of the incident to record the statement of the wife of the deceased, the Katharagama Police Station, and the Angunukolapalassa prison to obtain statements from the two accused, one a police constable, the other belonging to the Civil Defense Force. The regional office also summoned both parties for an inquiry. The said investigation is pending as at the end of 2018. - During the communal riots that took place in Digana and the environs the staff of the Kandy regional office made daily visits from 06 March- 09 March 2018 to the areas where the violence occurred. The officers made all efforts to speak directly to the victims of violence and shared the contact details of the Kandy Regional office and the Regional Coordinator for the victims to contact the Commission if they experienced any difficulties in dealing with 70