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 [Report 1]

Systematic and widespread torture by the state institutions in Sri Lanka and absence of effective remedies for victims and their family members An alternative report to the second periodic report of Sri Lanka to the Committee against Torture[*] presented by the Asian Legal Resource Centre September 2005 [*] In consideration of reports submitted by States Parties under article 19 of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; second periodic report of the State Party, due in 1999, submitted in 2004 (CAT/C/48/Add.2). ______________________________________ Full Report: MS Word format (840 KB) | PDF Format (1.43 MB) _____________________________________________________________

UN Committee against Torture (35th Session)   7-25 November 2005, Geneva, Switzerland Concluding Observations of  the Committee on Sri Lanka MS Word format (53 KB) Sessions on Sri Lanka: 10 - 11 November, 2005     AHRC Statement on attack on the HRC building in Sri Lanka on 12 November | MS Word format (30 KB) Committee Against Torture Hears Response Of Sri Lanka [from UN Press Room] GOSL further clarifications to the CAT Committee (11 November: 3:00pm) | MS Word format (65 KB) ALRC Supplement #2 to the CAT Committee on 10 November | MS Word format (111 KB) ALRC Supplement #1 to the CAT Committee on 10 November | MS Word format (80 KB) Committee Against Torture Begins Review Of Report Of Sri Lanka [from UN Press Room] GOSL Answers to the List of Questions of the CAT Committee (10 November: 10:00am) | MS Word format (155 KB)

[Report 2] Prevalence of torture in Sri Lanka: Persisting problems and outstanding issues An alternative report to the second periodic report of Sri Lanka to the Committee against Torture presented by the Law and Society Trust, Sri Lanka and the Asian Human Rights Commission October 2005 ______________________________________ Full Report: MS Word format (557 KB) | PDF Format (683 KB)

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CONTENTS [Report 1]