Sri Lanka
Introduction and Recent News
Other News
- Speaking for the Forgotten
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The old adage, “children are to be seen and not heard,” was not supposed to apply to the justice system. Unfortunately, children can often become voiceless victims in an overburdened justice system that is lacking in resources. That is what Vijula Arulanantham, PF Sri Lanka Board chairperson, discovered when visiting a juvenile remand home recently. The children here were not all offenders. Many were victims— street children abandoned or neglected.
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- Freeing Prisoners in Sri Lanka
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In Sri Lanka, prisoners held in remand indefinitely are called 'no date' prisoners. While the law requires that they be given the opportunity for bail within two years, many are serving as much as three or four years without trial or a bail hearing according to Vijula Aralanantham, board chairperson of PF Sri Lanka. Responding to many requests for assistance received by staff and volunteers visiting prison, the ministry started the Prison Fellowship Legal Aid Team (PFLAT).
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Mailing Address
c/o Back to the Bible
No 120
Dharmapala Mawatha
Colombo ,
7
Sri Lanka
Affiliate Details
- Board Chairperson: Roshan Peiris
Contact Information
- Phone: +(94) 114 366 623
- Fax: +(94) 112 503 107
- Email: Roshan.Peries@sgs.com
- Email: pflanka@gmail.com
