CHAPTER 05 ACTIVITIES OF HRCSL REGIONAL OFFICES 5.1 Introduction For the purpose of carrying out functions of the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka, 10 regional offices have been established, in addition to the Head office. Each regional office has a building as office premises obtained on rent using funds provided by the Government, a vehicle assigned to the regional office, a regional coordinator to coordinate regional activities & a separate staff. The employees of these regional offices are permanent employees of the Commission and for regional offices where foreign funded projects are implemented, there are project officers. Out of the 10 regional offices, 6 are situated within the North-East area, i.e. Jaffna, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Vavuniya, Kalmunai & Ampara and four other in the NorthCentral, Central, Uva and the Southern Provinces i.e in Anuradhapura, Kandy, Badulla & Matara. Regional Coordinators attend programmes organized by the Head office of the Human Rights Commission and at the end of a programme, meetings of Regional Coordinators are held with the participation of the Members of the Commission and the Senior Staff. Ampara Regional Centre was moved to new premises in 2014. This Regional office functioned in a rented building from the inception and Oxfam Australia, an International Non-government organization donated this premises which includes an office and a training centre with related office item and other equipment to be used by HRCSL. HRCSL thanks Oxfam for its generosity in donating the building. Some regional offices have mobile offices functioning once a week in different locations in 2014. 41