Therefore the Commission recommended the respondents to take Legal actions against
owner of the concrete factory as the said business cannot be proceed without approval of
the relevant authorities.
2. Right to Association
HRC/1356/143
Petitioner
:
M L D D S Kumara and others
Respondent
:
Vice Chancellor, University of Sabaragamuwa, Belihuloya.
Group of Students from Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka by lodging a complaint at
the HRCSL and alleged that the Vice Chancellor of the said University by not appointing
student councils caused to infringe their fundamental rights.
The main reason given by the respondent was due to illegal and indiscipline activities of the
students led the administrators to take the said decision.
After an inquiry the Commission recommended the respondent should take all the steps to
establish Student Councils and emphasized the students should follow and respect the
disciplinary rules and administrative regulations of the University.
3. Right to not to be tortured
HRC/MT/155/13/G
Petitioner
:
Respondent :
K.D. Jeevan Suresh
A Sub Police Officer and two Police Constables of Weligama Police
A petitioner who has been tortured while in arrest and in the detention of the Police by
making his complaint stated that two Police officers visited his residence in the morning at
3.00 am and requested him to come to the police station at 9.00 am giving him a written
notice. An hour later five police officer had come to his residence and forced him to open
the door and started to beat him by a pole and hands. Later he had been pulled to the jeep and
taken to the police. The petitioner had been arrested based on the complaint made to the hot
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