HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA, Annual Report 2020 appealed to the candidates of the political parties / independent groups contesting the 2020 Parliamentary Elections to refrain from acting in a manner that would incite hatred or intolerance towards any party based on the existing social changes in the Sri Lankan society and commenting in such a way as to cause such feelings. The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) appealed to all media institutions in Sri Lanka to focus on the media criteria set by the Election Commission. At its core, the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) emphasizes the need to refrain from broadcasting, promoting, or publishing in a manner that would create or incite hatred and intolerance among the Sri Lankan people based on the differences that exist within Sri Lanka. And to refrain from broadcasting, advertising, and publishing in a manner that promotes hate politics in society or in political activists. The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has issued guidelines to all government officials and police officers targeting this election. The essence of the guidelines is that all their duties should be performed in accordance with the law, and that non-compliance with the law is a violation of the fundamental rights of the people by abusing power to the advantage of one party. In addition to the government's liability for rights violations caused by non-compliance with the law, those officials should be held personally responsible. In addition, the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has informed the Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs, the Ministry of Labor, and the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka that all citizens, regardless of their place of employment, should be provided with adequate leave without loss of pay at the forthcoming General Election. In addition, a special complaint receiving unit was set up for the2020 parliamentary elections. Accordingly, the Human Rights Commission monitored the general elections to be held on August 05, 2020, with a special focus on ensuring that the elections were free, fair, free from influence, and will not leave anyone behind. An inquiry was made from the IGP on 21.10.2020 regarding the deaths of the suspects who were in police custody during this year. The letter drew the attention of the IGP to this matter and the Commission recommended that necessary steps be taken to prevent such incidents in the future. The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka conducted a study on prisons from February 2018 to March 2020. The study focused on the extent to which Sri Lanka's current prison system operates in line with Sri Lanka's accepted human rights conventions. A comprehensive report was prepared in this regard and it contains the current prison system in Sri Lanka, the human rights issues in it, and the recommendations made by the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka 5