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Sri Lanka finally reviewed by the Committee after two postponements

During its 137th session, the Human Rights Committee considered the sixth periodic report of the Government of Sri Lanka...

Civil Society Consultation for the 6th review of Sri Lanka by the Human Rights Committee

The Human Rights Committee will review Sri Lanka in March 2023...

6th Periodic Cycle
State Report	CCPR/C/LKA/6 En Fr Sp 04/2019
List of Issues	CCPR/C/LKA/Q/6 En Fr Sp 07/2020
List of Issues Prior to Reporting	No Data
Written Replies to List of Issues	No Data
NGO Information to List of Issues	European Association of Jehovah’s Witnesses (EAJW) 01/2020 Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) 02/2020 Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children 01/2020 All Survivors Project (ASP) 01/2020 International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Reprieve and World Coalition Against the Death Penalty 01/2020
Concluding Observations	CCPR/C/LKA/CO/6 En 03/2023
Summary of Records	CCPR/C/SR.3969 03/2023 CCPR/C/SR.3970 03/2023 CCPR/C/SR.3971 03/2023
NGO reports for review	No Data
State Follow-up responses	No Data
Committee follow-up letters	No Data
NGO follow-up responses	No Data

5th Periodic Cycle
State Report	CCPR/C/LKA/5 En Fr Sp 10/2012
List of Issues	CCPR/C/LKA/Q/5 En Fr Sp
List of Issues Prior to Reporting	No Data
Written Replies to List of Issues	CCPR/C/LKA/Q/5/Add1 En Fr Sp Annex to Reply to List of Issues En 09/2014
NGO Information to List of Issues	Public Interest Advocacy Centre's (PIAC) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) 03/2014 Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) Tamil Civil Society Forum in Sri Lanka 12/2013 Freedom from Torture 03/2014 REDRESS & Asia Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) 03/2014 The British Tamils Forum 03/2014
Concluding Observations	CCPR/C/LKA/CO/5 En Fr Sp 10/2014
Summary of Records	CCPR/C/SR.3098 10/2014 CCPR/C/SR.3099 10/2014
NGO reports for review	Centre for Policy Alternatives
State Follow-up responses	Follow-up (round I) CCPR/C/LKA/CO/5/Add.1 10/2015
Committee follow-up letters	Follow-up Letter I 08/2016 Follow-up Letter II 12/2016
NGO follow-up responses	No Data

4th Periodic Cycle
State Report	CCPR/C/LKA/2002/4 En Fr Sp 10/2002
List of Issues	CCPR/C/79/L/LKA En Fr Sp 07/2003
List of Issues Prior to Reporting	No Data
Written Replies to List of Issues	No Data
NGO Information to List of Issues	No Data
Concluding Observations	CCPR/CO/79/LKA En Fr Sp 12/2003
Summary of Records	CCPR/C/SR. 2164 CCPR/C/SR.2157 12/2003 CCPR/C/SR.2156 11/2003
NGO reports for review	No Data
State Follow-up responses	No Data
Committee follow-up letters	No Data
NGO follow-up responses	No Data

3rd Periodic Cycle
State Report	CCPR/C/116 En Fr Sp 06/1996 CCPR/C/70/Add.6 En Fr Sp 09/1994
List of Issues	No Data
List of Issues Prior to Reporting	No Data
Written Replies to List of Issues	No Data
NGO Information to List of Issues	No Data
Concluding Observations	A/50/40,paras.436-476 En Fr Sp Ar Ch 10/1995 CCPR/C/79/Add.56 En Sp 07/1995
Summary of Records	CCPR/C/SR.1438 07/1995 CCPR/C/SR.1437 07/1995 CCPR/C/SR.1436 07/1995
NGO reports for review	No Data
State Follow-up responses	No Data
Committee follow-up letters	No Data
NGO follow-up responses	No Data

2nd Periodic Cycle
State Report	CCPR/C/42/Add.9
List of Issues	No Data
List of Issues Prior to Reporting	No Data
Written Replies to List of Issues	No Data
NGO Information to List of Issues	No Data
Concluding Observations	A/46/40; paras. 454-491 En Fr Sp Ar 10/1991
Summary of Records	CCPR/C/SR.1060 CCPR/C/SR.1059 CCPR/C/SR.1058 CCPR/C/SR.1057
NGO reports for review	No Data
State Follow-up responses	No Data
Committee follow-up letters	No Data
NGO follow-up responses	No Data

Initial Cycle
State Report	CCPR/C/14/Add.6 CCPR/C/14/Add.4
List of Issues	No Data
List of Issues Prior to Reporting	No Data
Written Replies to List of Issues	No Data
NGO Information to List of Issues	No Data
Concluding Observations	A/39/40; paras. 95-135 En Fr Sp 09/1984
Summary of Records	CCPR/C/SR.477 CCPR/C/SR.473 CCPR/C/SR.472 CCPR/C/SR.471
NGO reports for review	No Data
State Follow-up responses	No Data
Committee follow-up letters	No Data
NGO follow-up responses	No Data

	Documents	Date
Dodanpegamage Asantha Aravinda v Sri Lanka CCPR/C/132/D/2508/2014	Full case En	2021.07.02
X. v. Sri Lanka CCPR/C/120/D/2256/2013	Full case En	2017.07.27
Amarasinghe Arachchige Simon Amarasinghe v. Sri Lanka CCPR/C/120/D/2209/2012	Full case En	2017.07.13
Roy Manojkumar Samathanam v. Sri Lanka CCPR/C/118/D/2412/2014	Full case En	2016.10.28
Guneththige v. Sri Lanka CCPR/C/113/D/2087/2011	Case Summary Full case En	2015.03.30
Peiris v. Sri Lanka CCPR/C/103/D/1862/2009	Case Summary Full case En Fr Sp	2011-10-26
Tiyagarajah v. Sri Lanka CCPR/C/98/D/1523/2006	Full case En	2010-03-19
Weerawansa v. Sri Lanka CCPR/C/95/D/1406/2005	Full case En	2009.03.17
Gunaratna v. Sri Lanka CCPR/C/95/D/1432/2005	Full case En	2009-03-17
Bandaranayake v. Sri Lanka CCPR/C/93/D/1376/2005	Full case En	2008.07.24
Dissanayake v. Sri Lanka CCPR/C/93/D/1373/2005	Full case En	2008-07-22
Sathasivam & Saraswathi v. Sri Lanka CCPR/C/93/D/1436/2005	Full case En	2008-07-08
Weerasinghe v. Sri Lanka CCPR/C/91/D/1031/2001	Full case En	2007-10-31
Dingiri Banda v. Sri Lanka CCPR/C/91/D/1426/2005	Full case En	2007-10-26
Ekanayake v. Sri Lanka CCPR/C/88/D/1201/2003	Full case En	2006-10-31
Dahanayake et al. v. Sri Lanka CCPR/C/87/D/1331/2004	Full case En	2006-07-25
Rajapakse v. Sri Lanka CCPR/C/87/D/1250/2004	Full case En	2006-07-14
Rajapakse v. Sri Lanka CCPR/C/87/D/1250/2004	Full case En	2006-07-14
Sister Immaculate Joseph et al. v. Sri Lanka CCPR/C/85/D/1249/2004	Full case En	2005-10-21
Fernando v. Sri Lanka CCPR/C/83/D/1189/2003	Full case En	2005-03-31
Kankanamge v. Sri Lanka CCPR/C/81/D/909/2000	Full case En	2004-07-27
Singarasa v. Sri Lanka CCPR/C/81/D/1033/2001	Full case En	2004-07-21
Perera v. Sri lanka CCPR/C /78/D/1091/2002	Full case En	2003-08-07
Sarma v. Sri Lanka CCPR/C/78/D/950/2000	Full case En	2003-07-09
Jayawardena v. Sri Lanka CCPR/C/75/D/916/2000	Full case En	2002-07-22

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