Detention Centres
In 2014 HRCSL team visited the Foreign Nationals Holding Centre Mirihana and
Methsevana State House of Detention Centre.
The Commission recommended to
Department of Immigration and Emigration & Department of Social Services (W.P.) to
upgrade the detention conditions of the inmates.
3.6
Registration of Detention Orders
According to Section 28 of the Sri Lanka Human Rights Act, it is the duty of the person
who issues a detention order to effect an arrest or detention of someone under either the
Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act, No. 28 of 1977 or under a
Regulation made under the Public Security Ordinance (Chapter 10) to inform the
Commission about such an arrest or a detention. A Register of Detention Orders issued is
maintained by the Commission for that purpose.
The number of detention orders of which information were communicated to the
Commission within the year was 404. Out of them 373 were in respect of males and 26
were in respect of males and 31 were in respect of females. Given below are the security
units that have provided information to the Commission on such detention orders.
Description
Male
Female
The terrorist Investigation Unit
206
16
The CID
103
13
Ordinary Police Stations
38
02
Narcotics Bureau
16
-
Others not specified above
10
-
373
31
TOTAL
29