CPA expresses heartfelt sadness and stands with the families of all those who lost loved ones or whose family members were injured during the Negombo Prison riot and its aftermath—including both prisoners and prison officials. A credible, independent, and transparent inquiry is essential to establish the facts, ensure accountability where wrongdoing is found, and deliver justice to all those affected. This tragedy also underscores the urgent need to address long standing issues of prison overcrowding, improve prison conditions, and pursue meaningful reforms that protect inmates and the officers who serve in our prisons. Rights, justice, transparency and reforms must go hand in hand. #Justice #PrisonReform #Negombo @HRCSriLanka @anuradisanayake, @MOJSriLanka

#UN #HumanRightsDay | CPA's Research and Advocacy team has put together a short clip highlighting a few emblematic cases that exemplify the failings and inadequacies of the criminal justice system in #SriLanka.