Topic
Justice & Human Rights
2,079 speeches · 258 speakers
Party share
By the speaker's party · counts only, no scoring. "Unattributed" = speeches not resolved to an MP.
Most active on this topic
| # | Member | Speeches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney at Law, M.P. JJB | 162 |
| 2 | Hon. Sajith Premadasa, M.P. SJB | 96 |
| 3 | Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna, M.P. Independent Group 17 - Jaffna | 84 |
| 4 | Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney at Law, M.P. SJB | 79 |
| 5 | Hon. Ajith P. Perera, M.P. SJB | 71 |
| 6 | Hon. Ananda Wijepala, M.P. JJB | 67 |
| 7 | Hon. Mujibur Rahman, M.P. SJB | 60 |
| 8 | Hon. Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, M.P. JJB | 52 |
| 9 | Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam, M.P. ITAK | 48 |
| 10 | Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa, M.P. JJB | 47 |
Speeches
2,079 on this topic- 7 January 2026 The Hon. M.L.A.M. Hizbullah SLMC AI summary Hon. M.L.A.M. Hizbullah raised land and administrative problems affecting Muslims in Karamunai 2/10 in the Vakarai North Divisional Secretariat area of Batticaloa, citing displacement during the war, loss of documents, and unresolved claims to ancestral and agricultural lands. He said old usufruct documents and deeds had not been converted into grants, repeated land kachcheri applications had not resulted in permits, and Forest Conservation reservations continued to restrict land use and access to basic services. He asked the Minister of Lands and Irrigation to immediately appoint a three-member committee through the Land Commissioner General to investigate these issues in Karamunai and related areas and make recommendations. Questions under Standing Order 27(2) Read →
- 7 January 2026 The Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs JJB AI summary Investigations into the Easter attacks are ongoing, including claims that Sara Jasmine may not have died, though there is no confirmed report that she is in India. The Minister said legal action has already been initiated based on prior information, and the new Government is continuing deeper inquiries into possible conspiracy behind the attacks. He declined to disclose details that could affect investigations and stated that an open warrant may be obtained if necessary. Oral Question: Detention Orders (Q.1638/2025) Read →
- 7 January 2026 The Hon. Mujibur Rahuman SJB AI summary Mujibur Rahuman questioned the Government’s handling of investigations into Sara Jasmine, a figure linked to Zaharan’s group in the Easter Sunday bombings, noting that earlier claims of her death are now disputed and DNA findings were accepted as flawed. He asked why no open warrant has been issued and whether the Government has raised the matter with Indian authorities, given reports she may be in India and recent high-level bilateral engagements. Oral Question: Detention Orders (Q.1638/2025) Read →
- 7 January 2026 The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera JJB AI summary Investigations into the matters raised are ongoing, and no detailed response was provided at this stage. It was noted that the events in question occurred before the current Government took office, while details on the two police officers arrested after it assumed office were referred to the Minister of Public Security as the relevant subject Minister. Oral Question: Detention Orders (Q.1638/2025) Read →
- 7 January 2026 The Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC SJB AI summary Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper questioned why only two police officers have been detained in relation to the Easter attacks since the Government took office, despite the CID identifying four Army intelligence officers allegedly connected to the matter. He asked whether there was a specific reason detention orders had not been obtained and the officers had not been arrested. Oral Question: Detention Orders (Q.1638/2025) Read →
- 7 January 2026 The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera JJB AI summary Under detention orders, 540 persons had been arrested and detained, of whom 88 had been charged in court and 34 files referred to the Attorney-General for advice. A further 418 had been released without charge, including 93 detained up to three months, 165 up to one year, 94 up to one-and-a-half years, and 66 for more than 18 months. Oral Question: Detention Orders (Q.1638/2025) Read →
- 7 January 2026 The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB AI summary The Prime Minister stated that the Education Ministry limits collection of student data, keeps programme-related data confidential, and requires written parental consent before sharing student information, in line with the Personal Data Protection Act, No. 9 of 2022. She said those involved in the Grade Six English module had relevant academic and professional qualifications and were recruited under approved procedures. Addressing the contested activity, she said it did not require students to disclose personal information, but was deemed inappropriate in context; the module has been sealed, not distributed, and the relevant lesson approved for removal by the NIE Academic Advisory Board. Oral Questions: Prime Minister Read →
- 7 January 2026 The Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC SJB AI summary Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper asked the Prime Minister whether the Government accepts that children’s personal information, beyond basic identification and emergency contacts, should be treated as private and confidential under international child protection and data privacy standards. He further inquired whether the Grade Six English language module was prepared by qualified experts in child psychology and pedagogy, and whether any issue had arisen with the module due to failure to follow such standards. Oral Questions: Prime Minister Read →
- 7 January 2026 The Hon. Rohana Bandara AI summary Rohana Bandara raised a matter of privilege under Standing Order 28(5), referring to a letter he had sent the Speaker about death threats and his security. He stated that security agencies had confirmed, based on intelligence, a threat to his life and that the IGP had informed him in writing that security should be provided. Oral Questions: Prime Minister Read →
- 6 January 2026 The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law - Minister of Justice and National Integration JJB AI summary The Minister stated that the former judges’ official residence in Panadura has been unused since around 2019 and is now unusable, and that action is under way to use it for establishing the Civil Appeal High Court in Panadura. He said a new official residence for two Magistrates is being constructed on the remaining land, with expenditure so far of Rs. 18,045,206.41, after the project was halted during the economic crisis and later recommenced. He explained that judges’ housing needs are met through government residences, leased private houses or residence allowances, and noted that Panadura judges currently receive allowances while the previous residence land has been transferred to the Urban Development Authority. Questions and Papers (Resumption after Adjournment) Read →
- 6 January 2026 The Hon. Ajith P. Perera SJB AI summary Ajith P. Perera asked the Minister of Justice and National Integration about the damaged, unused official residence of the Panadura District Judge on De Silva Road, including plans for restoration and details of a partially constructed abandoned building on the premises and expenditure incurred. He also sought information on measures to provide official residences for judicial officers in Panadura, the extent of related State lands near the Panadura seashore, and steps to utilize those lands effectively. Questions and Papers (Resumption after Adjournment) Read →
- 6 January 2026 The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law - Minister of Justice and National Integration JJB AI summary The Minister of Justice and National Integration stated that no formal record was available on sentencing policy implementation, though the Sri Lanka Judges’ Institute indicated that judges currently follow aspects of sentencing policy and guidelines reflected in Superior Court judgments. He said a 2023 committee chaired by a Supreme Court judge to formulate sentencing guidelines became inactive after the chair’s retirement and produced no report. The Ministry has decided to appoint a new committee, with former and/or new members, and nominations are being prepared. Questions and Papers (Resumption after Adjournment) Read →
- 6 January 2026 The Hon. Ajith P. Perera SJB AI summary Ajith P. Perera asked the Minister of Justice and National Integration whether Sri Lanka currently has sentencing policies and guidelines for judges in criminal cases and whether the report of the committee appointed to prepare such guidelines will be tabled in Parliament. He also sought information on future steps to formulate sentencing guidelines to support fair sentencing in the criminal justice system, and requested reasons if no such measures are planned. Questions and Papers (Resumption after Adjournment) Read →
- 6 January 2026 The Hon. Naina Thambi Marrikkar Mohamed Thahir AI summary The member asked the Deputy Minister of Defence to investigate the impact of Air Force bombing exercises in Kalpitiya, citing alleged miscarriages, injuries, deaths, and damage to farming and fishing communities, and requested a safe operating framework. He also called for justice for residents of Ismail Puram and Vattakandal in the Vanathavilluwa Police Division who were arrested after a picket. He urged the Government to expedite pending post-cyclone assistance with clear timelines, noting hardship faced by daily wage earners repeatedly visiting local offices for aid. Debate: Public Security Ordinance Resolution and Delimitation Motion Read →
- 6 January 2026 The Hon. Dilith Jayaweera SB AI summary Hon. Dilith Jayaweera said the Opposition initially supported emergency regulations in good faith following a serious disaster, but argued that the current provisions include matters unrelated to disaster relief and could be misused. He urged the Government to limit or reframe the regulations strictly to what is necessary for disaster response, warning that Sri Lanka’s history of emergency misuse has created public suspicion. Debate: Public Security Ordinance Resolution and Delimitation Motion Read →
- 6 January 2026 The Hon. Ajith P. Perera SJB AI summary Hon. Ajith P. Perera argued that the emergency regulations tabled were overbroad and appeared to be copied from earlier crisis periods rather than tailored to the current situation. Citing a Supreme Court judgment on proportionality, he said emergency powers should be limited to actual necessity and noted that previous support for such regulations was based on an immediate crisis. He raised concerns about alleged selective law enforcement and political interference in policing, and called on the Government to narrow and amend the regulations to address only the present need. Debate: Public Security Ordinance Resolution and Delimitation Motion Read →
- 6 January 2026 The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan ITAK AI summary Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan, speaking during the debate on a Resolution under the Public Security Ordinance, argued that emergency powers and security policies have historically enabled impunity for killings, disappearances, and unresolved cases involving journalists, Tamil politicians, and students. He alleged selective justice and discriminatory policing in relation to protests at Thayiddy, Jaffna, over private land declared a High Security Zone and the construction of Tissa Vihara, citing arrests of a Saiva priest, local representatives, landowners, and legal action against protesters including himself. He called for the release of occupied lands, removal of militarization in the North and East, accountability for past abuses, and a just political solution for Tamil people. Debate: Public Security Ordinance Resolution and Delimitation Motion Read →
- 6 January 2026 The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition SJB AI summary The Leader of the Opposition argued that the Government should have declared a disaster situation under the Disaster Management Act during “Dicha” and used its provisions for relief, rather than relying on emergency regulations under the Public Security Ordinance. He said the current regulations resemble those used for counter-terrorism or public disorder situations and are disproportionate to disaster-response needs, despite promised compensation and relief payments. He asked the Prime Minister to clarify the legal basis for extending the emergency after a notice stated that the declared disaster situation had ended on 15 December 2025, and called for properly tailored disaster-relief provisions to be operationalized. Debate: Public Security Ordinance Resolution and Delimitation Motion Read →
- 6 January 2026 The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake NDF AI summary Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake raised a series of concerns outside the fisheries item, criticizing the Government’s handling of the Venezuela-related incident, the education “module” issue, police conduct, alleged threats to media institutions, and treatment of military, police, railway and Civil Security Department personnel. He argued that political responsibility should apply consistently, called for the Prime Minister to face consequences or resign over the module issue, and said the IGP should resign over failures in policing. He urged the Government not to interfere with media houses, not to remove Army officers before pension eligibility, not to evict long-serving police officers from quarters without alternatives, and not to make arbitrary transfers or dismissals of Civil Security personnel. He also called for proper procedures in public fund disbursement and criticized publicity-driven responses to railway and disaster-related issues. Debate: Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Act and Fishermen's Pension Regulations Read →
- 6 January 2026 The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake NDF AI summary Ravi Karunanayake raised a procedural concern that senior ministers were absent to answer parliamentary questions despite Members shortening their questions to facilitate timely replies, and asked the Speaker to address this. He also noted that a question he submitted to the Prime Minister on the 17th anniversary of Lasantha Wickrematunge’s assassination had been declined on the basis that the matter was sub judice. Oral Question under Standing Order 27(2): Trade Negotiations between Sri Lanka and USA (Hon. Ravi Karunanayake) Read →