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Gehan Gunatilleke

@GehanDG

Lawyer | Partner at https://teapawt.net/t.co/yENQUZly3r | Commissioner at @HRCSriLanka @snowleopards

 Colombo, Sri Lanka
Joined January 2010
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Vikalpa@vikalpavoicesOct 12
ශ්‍රී ලංකා රේගුව විසින් දීපචෙල්වන් ප්‍රදීපන්ගේ පොත් හතරක් රදවා තබා ගැනීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් ශ්‍රී ලංකා මානව හිමිකම් කොමිෂන් සභාව (HRCSL), නිර්දේශ නිකුත් කරයි. hrcsl.lk/case-recommendation… #srilanka #lka
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@Dailymirror_SLOct 12
HRCSL orders customs to release detained Tamil books, cites rights violations Read more 👉 dailymirror.lk/breaking_news…
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HRCSL Issues Recommendation on Seizure of Four Books by B. Piratheepan by Sri Lanka Customs. To View Recommendation: hrcsl.lk/case-recommendation…
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HRCSL Directs Commissioner General of Prisons to Protect Inmates and Ensure Access to Prisons
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𝐇𝐑𝐂𝐒𝐋 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬.
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Shamara Wettimuny@shamara4w28 Aug 2025
A couple of public history events coming up! #Itihas
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Shamara Wettimuny@shamara4w12 Jul 2025
Beddagana Wetlands is one of our favourite places to go birdwatching and spend a quiet morning (occasionally in the company young, surreptitious love)… so seeing a pile up of plastic that had flowed through much of the fishing cats’ habitat was really sad.
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Gehan Gunatilleke@GehanDG7 Sep 2024
A very special song by @paperpangolinLK for a very special friend ❤️ youtu.be/BXHosEHe0dI?si=7eP-…
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HRCSL issued a Report on the Status of Rohingya Asylum Seekers Detained in Mullaitivu & Related Issues. To View Reports: hrcsl.lk/hrcsl-issues-a-repo… #HRCSL #HumanRights #Asylum #Refugees
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HRCSL writes to the President regarding the detention conditions and well-being of asylum seekers from Myanmar.
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Shamara Wettimuny@shamara4w25 Nov 2024
Prof Torsten Tscacher and I are convening a panel entitled 'Beyond the Island: The Categorization of Ethnicity in Colonial Lanka in the Indian Ocean Context' at the ECSAS in Heidelberg, 2025. Please consider applying if it's of interest. ecsas2025.com/call-for-panel… #lkahistory
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Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka wrote to H.E. the President on section 12 of the Public Security Ordinance. #HRCSL #HumanRights #PublicSecurity
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Shamara Wettimuny@shamara4w25 Aug 2024
A #lkahistory of Power in Paradise! It’s out, it’s out! Thrilled to have been part of this really important research and series by Patta History together with @welikalaa. How did we get to where we are today, politically? Watch the first episode of this 3-part series 🤩
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Empire Strikes Ceylon - A History of Power in Paradise - Episode 1 of 3 [Tamil CC]

Empire Strikes Ceylon - A History of Power in Paradise - Episode 1 of 3 [Tamil CC]

As the fires of nationalism stir, Ceylon's politics is starting to ...

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HRCSL sends a follow-up letter to the Ministry of Justice on Recommendation on Sections 365 and 365A of the Penal Code. More Details : hrcsl.lk/hrcsl-sends-a-follo… #HRCSL #HumanRights #LGBTIQ #PenalCode
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The HRCSL issues Interim Directions with regard to the Alleged Infringement of the Freedom of Religion or Belief. #HRCSL #HumanRights #FreedomOfReligion #RightToReligion
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Shamara Wettimuny@shamara4w13 Jul 2024
The new Routledge Handbook on Contemporary #SriLanka is now available to all online. Looking forward to reading through the rest of the chapters in there. Sharing the abstract for my chapter Centring Conflict in Sri Lanka. #lkahistory taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-e…
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HRCSL issues a Message on International Day in Support of Victims of Torture – 2024 #HRCSL #HumanRights #Torture #InternationalDay
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Torture is a crime & can never be justified. Today, we honour those who have endured its horrors & call for justice & accountability. Sri Lanka—a signatory of #UNCAT—benefits greatly from efforts of NGOs & @HRCSriLanka in preventing torture. Learn more👇bit.ly/3VFjFqM
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Marc-André Franche@MAFrancheUN20 Jun 2024
On World Refugee Day, grateful @HRCSriLanka for highlighting importance of protection for refugees & asylum seekers, responsibilities of the State. @UNSriLanka committed supporting authorities and civil society beyond closure @UNHCR_SriLanka office in December 2024
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Statement of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka on World Refugee Day 2024. #HRCSL #HumanRights #Refugee
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Avishka Jayaweera@Avishkaaj15 Jun 2024
Short explainer on the proposed property tax👇 (previous link was down) lexag.medium.com/explainer-t…
Explainer: The Proposed Property Tax in Sri Lanka

Explainer: The Proposed Property Tax in Sri Lanka

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