HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA, Annual Report 2018 court not responsible for causing the accident. Under circular R.P.V. 22/93, government servants injured while on duty are entitled to compensation. Despite the Director of Health Services of the area determining that the petitioner was entitled to compensation for the 16 days that he was hospitalized and was being treated for his injuries, the payment had been delayed by the respondents (who were they?) due to bad faith. The Commission recommended the complainant to be compensated without delay. ▪ Procedure to be followed when transporting female arrestees (Complaint No. HRC/60/13) Finding a violation of article 12(1) of the Constitution, the Commission directed compensation of Rs.10,000/- to be paid to the complainant for the absence of a female police officer or warden accompanying her while she was transported by the police to the Magistrate. The Commission also directed the Inspector General of Police to disseminate an internal circular to all police stations emphasizing the requirement in the Police Regulations that all female detainees be accompanied by a female officer or female warden when being transported. The National Police Commission was also informed of the recommendation for further action. ▪ Non-payment of compensation for a victim of the violence in the Welikada prison (Complaint No. HRC/4308/12) The Commission found a violation of Article 12(1) of the Constitution by the Department of prisons in not including the name of a detainee who was injured in the shooting during the violence unleashed within the Welikada prison in 2012 in the register for compensation. The failure of the prison authorities to perform their duties with diligence led to the violation of the detainee’s fundamental rights. Therefore, the Commission recommended that the victim, who was seriously injured and was still suffering from those injuries, be compensated in the same manner as all other victims. 52