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Daily Mirror - HRCSL can no longer be considered legally independent


Death penalty should be abolished
Rehabilitation process must be impactful
 
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) conducted the first national study on the treatment
and conditions of prisoners from February 2018 to January 2020. The findings of the report are very relevant now in light of the prisoner unrest and violence that took place at the Anuradhapura Remand Prison in April 2020 and at the Mahara closed prison most recently, in the context of the spread of COVID-19 in prisons.   
To discuss the report and matters related to the Mahara Prison riot. The Daily Mirror spoke to former member of the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission (HRCSL) Ambika Satkunanathan.  

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