Facebook icon
Twitter icon
e-mail icon

HRC probes incident: Uva CM forcing Tamil school principal to kneel

Sri Lanka's Human Rights Commission undertook a 10 hour investigation on Thursday over the chief minister of Uva province forcing the principal of Badulla Tamil Girl's School to kneel and apologise for not following through an order. 

The probe comes after widespread outrage at the incident with parents of students at the school and teachers' trade unions calling for the Uva chief minister, Chamara Sampath Dassanayake to be arrested. 

Executive Director of Human Rights Centre, Keerthi Tennakoon accused police and state officials of attempted to cover up the incident. 

Badulla Police OIC and Media Advisor of the Uva Provincial Council did not attend the HRC investigation, the Daily News reported. 

We need your support

Sri Lanka is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist. Tamil journalists are particularly at threat, with at least 41 media workers known to have been killed by the Sri Lankan state or its paramilitaries during and after the armed conflict.

Despite the risks, our team on the ground remain committed to providing detailed and accurate reporting of developments in the Tamil homeland, across the island and around the world, as well as providing expert analysis and insight from the Tamil point of view

We need your support in keeping our journalism going. Support our work today.

For more ways to donate visit https://donate.tamilguardian.com.