Asian Human Rights Commission - K. Palitha Tissa Kumara


K. Palitha Tissa Kumara	A drawing on the spitting incident	SI Silva

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Photo caption: (Left to Right) Attorney Amila Vithana and senior attorney, Dulindra Weerasuriya, special attorney watching the interest of the victim, and trial observers, Justice H. Suresh, retired High Court Judge, Mumbai, India, and Bijo Francis of AHRC, Hong Kong, outside the Kaluthara High Court on the 26 October 2005

Supreme Court Judgment



	UP-049-2006: Evidence given in criminal case of torture victim Tissa Kumara UP-032-2006: Torture victim Tissa Kumara wins fundamental rights application at the Supreme Court UP-023-2006: Threats made against Koraleliyanage Palitha Thissa Kumara must be dealt with immediately UP-84-2005: The tuberculosis patient confirms Tissa Kumara's allegation; The Sri Lankan state's unwilling to address nasty policing UP-82-2005: The tuberculosis patient confirms Tissa Kumara's allegation; The Sri Lankan state's unwilling to address nasty policing UP-32-2004: Tissa Kumara receives further death threats UG-02-2004: Provide fax machines in all courts to reduce delay in court communications UP-28-2004: Police pressure the torture victim to withdraw case by threatening his family UP-22-2004: Tuberculosis patient kept in solitary cell due to fabricated charges by police UP-21-2004: The torture victim acquires tuberculosis by the direct action of the police UA-18-2004: Severely injured torture victim need urgent medical treatment	AHRC-PL-008-2006: Torture victim in "imminent" danger of being killed, AHRC warns top Sri Lankan police officer AHRC-PL-101-2005: Attorney General files appeal against acquittal by the Kalutara High Court of the police officer charged with torture AHRC-PL-45-2005: Movement for legal reform hits the streets of Sri Lanka AHRC-PL-48-2004: Lack of fax machines in courts causes delay in justice in Sri Lanka AHRC-PL-43-2004: Latest police killing puts serious pressure on Sri Lankan NPC AHRC-PL-38-2004: New anti-torture policy of Sri Lankan rights body slammed AHRC-PL-37-2004: Sri Lankan Supreme Court gives go-ahead on TB torture case AHRC-PL-36-2004: A call for the immediate release of the Sri Lankan citizen whose mouth the police got a TB patient to spit into resulting in that citizen acquiring Tuberculosis

	Compilation of Documents for Palitha Thissa Kumara's Appeal (PDF format) Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Act, No. 22 of 1994 Medical Report of K. Palitha Thissa Kumara (PDF format)	AHRC-OLT-006-2008: Negombo High Court case No.HC326/2003 AS-264-2007: The Case of Palitha Tissa Kumara AS-317-2006: Reporting on torture - Ours is a concern beyond a mere legal issue - further correspondence with the Chairman of Wijeya Newspapers Ltd AS-300-2006: Do newspapers like the Sunday Times, Daily Mirror and Lankadeepa contribute to the prevalence of endemic torture in Sri Lanka? AS-279-2006: The AHRC protests Sushita R. Fernando's unfair and biased report published in the Daily Mirror AS-268-2006: Today's Sunday Times publishes a false report on the famous torture case at the Welipena Police Station AS-259-2006: Palitha Thissa Kumara's case - the Supreme Court holds torture committed - High Court holds charge not proved - an appeal to be filed by the torture victim AS-257-2006: Difficulties in finding justice for torture victims - the judgment in the case of Korala Liyanage Palitha Thissa Kumara is due today AS-026-2006: Torture victim subjected to a TB patient spitting in his mouth wins fundamental rights application at the Supreme Court AS-116-2005: Sri Lanka must honour its Constitution and the commitments made to the United Nations Committee Against Torture AS-105-2005: Sri Lankan lawyer under grave threats amid growing efforts to intimidate human rights workers and institutions AS-22-2004: Protection of complainants and the role of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka - Two sad incidents AS-15-2004: Failure to discipline criminal police officers in Sri Lanka exacerbates social instability AS-12-2004: The inadequacies of the torture prevention policy adopted by the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka Open Letter: SRI LANKA: Protection for Persons who make Complaints of Torture against Security Officers

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