HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA, Annual Report 2019 - The Commission wrote to the Secretary to the Ministry of Health, Nutrition, and Indigenous Medicine on 31. 10. 2019 iterating the right of interning doctors to vote, as the Commission had received information that these interning doctors are faced with an imminent infringement of this right. The Commission requests the Ministry to take necessary steps and to inform the Commission of any such actions taken. - On 08. 11. 2019 writing to the Chairperson of the Election Commission, HRCSL drew the attention of the Election Commission to the deprivation of the opportunity of casting their vote at the Presidential Election to around 8000 Bikkhunies (female Buddhist clergy). - HRCSL also made the Election Commission aware by letter dated 13. 11. 2019 of the propagation /circulation of incorrect information through social media with regard to marking of the vote. - By letters dated 14 and 15. 11. 2019 the Commission brought the issue of the non-inclusion of names of constituents in the Voter Registers to the attention of the Election Commission. HRCSL urged the Election Commission to inquire into the matter as a large number of citizens who had duly filled in the voter information forms within the stipulated time and fulfilled their duty as conscientious citizens have been denied the right to vote at the presidential election 2019. The Commission also requested the Election Commission to investigate whether this was an intentional act of mischief designed to deprive citizens of their rights and publish a report of its findings. ▪ Guidelines for police officers and directives pertaining to activities of officers in the Public Service and the Provincial Public Services in connection with the presidential election 2019 38