Commission intervened into the matter and was able to provide relief to the fishing
communities.
The Commission intervened into the issues that cropped up during the re-settlement
of the displaced in the areas Kevilitamaduwa and Manikkammaduwa and was able
to resolve them.
Inspection of places
The number of police stations required to be inspected by the regional office was 12 and within the
year on 97 occasions, these police stations were inspected. In addition, prisons were inspected. It
has been revealed during the inspections that the facilities available for detainees within police cells
were insufficient. In addition, it has been observed that the cells of Ampara prisons too do not have
sufficient facilities.
Human Rights Promotion Programmes
28 promotion programmes were conducted during the year 2013 and out of them 22 were
awareness programmes while 06 were workshops.
This regional office has built up close contacts with government and non government organization.
As a result, Heads of public institutions have requested to make their respective staffs aware of
human rights.
Police officers, public officers, teachers, parents, students, leaders of civil societies, civilians and
members of NGOs were targeted groups for awareness programmes.
Since Deyata Kirula national exhibition was held in Ampara in year 2013, the regional office with
the assistance of the staff of Badulla and Kandy regional offices, organized a promotion stall on
human rights at the exhibition.
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