Lawyers show solidarity with Weliamuna

(Lankadissent)Tuesday, 30 September 2008 16:49
 
Lawyers in the Supreme Court showed solidarity with colleague J.C. Weliamuna and staged a protest this afternoon (Sept. 30th) to condemn the hand grenade attack on his home two days ago.
They marched from Hulftsdorp Courts Complex to Keselwatte Junction.
Speaking here, Bar Association President Upul Jayasuriya said the anti-corruption and human rights [...]

TI condemns bombing of Sri Lankan anti-corruption advocate’s home

Berlin, 30 September 2008
Transparency International (TI) today vehemently condemned the attempt on the life of J. C. Weliamuna, prominent Sri Lankan anti-corruption and human rights advocate, and Executive Director of TI Sri Lanka (TISL), following a grenade attack on his family’s home in Colombo late Saturday, 27 September. Weliamuna, his wife and two young children [...]

New threats emerge for Sri Lankan rights lawyers29

Sep 2008 13:25:36 GMT
 Reuters,By C. Bryson Hull
COLOMBO, Sept 29 (Reuters) – An attack targeting a top Sri Lankan human rights lawyer drew U.S. and European condemnation on Monday, underscoring increasing threats faced by those who pursue cases against police or politicians in the Indian Ocean nation.
The Saturday hand-grenade attack on the Colombo home of J.C. [...]

Bomb Attack on Human Rights Lawyer and Civic Activist indicative of a dangerous trend

29.09.08
Media Release/NPC
On Saturday night an unidentified gang lobbed two hand grenades at the residence of Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) Director and Attorney at-Law J.C Weliamuna. Mr. Weliamuna s residence is located in close proximity to a police station (Kohuwela), and an army camp (Kohuwela-Pepiliyana road. The attack demonstrates the blatant disregard criminals now have [...]

ON THE GRENADE ATTACK ON J.C. WELIAMUNA’S RESIDENCE

 
28th September 2008
The Free Media Movement (FMM) vehemently condemns the grenade attack last night on the residence of Mr. J.C. Weliamuna, prominent attorney-at-law, and Executive Director of Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL). According to reports, the attack took place at around 11:45 p.m. on 27th September 2008, in which two grenades were thrown at Mr. [...]

Grenade attack on the house of a senior lawyer involved in cases relating to anti-corruption and human rights abuses

 
(Hong Kong, September 28, 2008)
Last night at 11:40 pm in Colombo, Sri Lanka a grenade was thrown inside the house of the leading lawyer J.C. Weliamuna, who is the Executive Director of Transparency International in Sri Lanka, and a well- known human rights lawyer. Severe damage was caused to a part of the upper floor [...]

Govt. wants independent commissions curtailed

(lankadissent.com)Saturday, 27 September 2008 14:16
 
Transparency International alleges 29 ruling party MPs have moved to curtail powers of the independent public, police and judicial services commissions enacted through the 17th Amendment to the constitution.
Executive Director of TI J.C. Weliamuna says that these MPs have sent a written request to Constitutional Affairs Minister Dew Gunasekara regarding their [...]

Hearing of Tissainayagam’s case postponed

 
    
By T. Farook Thajudeen (Daily Mirror)
The hearing of senior journalist Jeyaprakash Sittampalam Tissainayagam’s voir dire inquiry was put off for October 2 and 6 by the Colombo High Court Judge Ms. Deepali Wijesundara as the scheduled witness Assistant Superintendent of Police Ranasinghe of the TID was ill and unable to attend court.
At the outset of [...]

Athugala suspends ‘Alakamandawa’

 
Lanka Dissent, Thursday, 25 September 2008 15:53   
Questions have been raised over the sudden halt of popular ‘Alakamandawa’ programme of state-run Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation following a directive by Chairman Ariyarathna Athugala.
Speaking to ‘Lankadissent’ a senior SLRC media man said on condition of anonymity that the programme had been stopped without prior notice, after it featured [...]

SC allows media and rights groups to intervene against Mervyn

 
    
The Supreme Court today had allowed intervention by three media ( FMM, SLWJA.FMETU) and two rights groups ( CPA) in the FR case filed by a media station against Minister Mervin Silva. The case willbe taken up on 4th December 2008.