HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA, Annual Report 2019 - Lecture and dialogue organized by Matara Regional Office was held on 18-20 September 2019 at three different venues in collaboration with the HRCSL Head Office for the benefit of school children. - Training Programme on Human Rights for rural leaders of the Puttalam District was held on 7-8 of September 2019 and 21-22 September 2019 in Puttalam. The programme was conducted in both Tamil and Sinhala media. Training programme for rural leaders on Human Rights in Puttalam In addition, a wide cross section of people such as school and university students, Officers of armed forces, police officers, government officials, and representatives of non-governmental organizations call over at the Commission in person to collect Human Rights publications such as hand bills and posters published by the Commission. In such instances, the Commission welcomes the opportunity to conduct awareness raisingdiscussions for these groups of persons at its premises. 5.6. Mentoring The Commission continued the HRCSL internship programme which was revived in 2017 due to the conviction that investing in the youth of the country, especially in the promotion and protection of human rights, is a right step forward. Applications were called from undergraduates and recent graduates of any discipline to serve on a voluntary basis throughout 2019. The objective of the programme was to give the successful candidates exposure to the role of HRCSL, promotion and protection activities of the Commission including research, and to foster commitment to public interest activities in the youth. The internships were for a minimum period of 3 months, and the interns had the choice of undergoing training at the Head Office or at a Regional Office under the 89