Poor improvement in HR record Hardly any change from previous two years
By Sulochana Ramiah Mohan
Statistics on complaints against human rights violations registered at the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL), stand at 4,121 in the first two quarters of 2017 and indicate a similar status quo or poor improvement in the HR record compared to the previous two years.
In 2015 and 2016, the total number of registered human rights violation cases stood at 8,946 and 9,171 respectively.
Last year, the registered number of threats against people stood at 492 compared to 128 in 2015. However, the number of threats recorded in the last six months of 2017 stands at 297.
HRCSL also noted that they do not maintain an ethnic breakdown of complaints.
Meanwhile, three abductions have been registered this year between the months of April and June.
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