Gehan Gunatilleke

Lawyer | Partner at | Commissioner at @HRCSriLanka @snowleopards

[Gehan Gunatilleke @GehanDG]

Happy to have contributed to this report on Global Content Moderation Practices. Some fascinating chapters covering a number of regions and countries.

My chapter focuses on regulation of #socialmedia platforms in Sri Lanka. #lka. #freespeech

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https://t.co/AJ61I96EHy

[Gehan Gunatilleke @GehanDG]

Excited to get hold of copy of @BenSchonthalNZ's new book "Courts, Constitutions and Karma: Buddhism, Law and the Practices of Legal Pluralism in Sri Lanka".

I'm a huge fan of his work, and can only imagine this is another tour de force.

https://t.co/6qkOUkLMob

[Shamara Wettimuny @shamara4w]

A couple of public history events coming up! #Itihas

[Shamara Wettimuny @shamara4w]

Beddagana Wetlands is one of our favourite places to go birdwatching and spend a quiet morning (occasionally in the company young, surreptitious love)… so seeing a pile up of plastic that had flowed through much of the fishing cats’ habitat was really sad.

[Gehan Gunatilleke @GehanDG]

A very special song by @paperpangolinLK for a very special friend ❤️

https://t.co/62cigZvokc

[Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka @HRCSriLanka]

HRCSL issued a Report on the Status of Rohingya Asylum Seekers Detained in Mullaitivu & Related Issues.
To View Reports: https://t.co/z9IJFYYS5u
#HRCSL #HumanRights #Asylum #Refugees

[Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka @HRCSriLanka]

HRCSL writes to the President regarding the detention conditions and well-being of asylum seekers from Myanmar.

[Shamara Wettimuny @shamara4w]

Prof Torsten Tscacher and I are convening a panel entitled 'Beyond the Island: The Categorization of Ethnicity in Colonial Lanka in the Indian Ocean Context' at the ECSAS in Heidelberg, 2025. Please consider applying if it's of interest. https://t.co/a6Zo60Sj1P

#lkahistory

[Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka @HRCSriLanka]

Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka wrote to H.E. the President on section 12 of the Public Security Ordinance. #HRCSL #HumanRights #PublicSecurity

[Gehan Gunatilleke @GehanDG]

A very special song by @paperpangolinLK for a very special friend ❤️

https://t.co/62cigZvokc

[Shamara Wettimuny @shamara4w]

A #lkahistory of Power in Paradise! It’s out, it’s out! Thrilled to have been part of this really important research and series by Patta History together with @welikalaa.

How did we get to where we are today, politically? Watch the first episode of this 3-part series 🤩

[Gehan Gunatilleke @GehanDG]

@akeenan23 🦉🙏

[Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka @HRCSriLanka]

HRCSL sends a follow-up letter to the Ministry of Justice on Recommendation on Sections 365 and 365A of the Penal Code.
More Details : https://t.co/JgSjW6LzWh
#HRCSL #HumanRights #LGBTIQ #PenalCode

[Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka @HRCSriLanka]

The HRCSL issues Interim Directions with regard to the Alleged Infringement of the Freedom of Religion or Belief. #HRCSL #HumanRights #FreedomOfReligion #RightToReligion

[Gehan Gunatilleke @GehanDG]

Just hanging out with some friends 🦜

[Shamara Wettimuny @shamara4w]

The new Routledge Handbook on Contemporary #SriLanka is now available to all online.

Looking forward to reading through the rest of the chapters in there.

Sharing the abstract for my chapter Centring Conflict in Sri Lanka. #lkahistory

https://t.co/78b4rnpdhb

[Gehan Gunatilleke @GehanDG]

The results have now been released and the students have been assured that they can apply for rescrutiny of results, and also apply to universities.

The @HRCSriLanka emphasised that religious attire including head covering is protected under art 14 of the #lka constitution.

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[Gehan Gunatilleke @GehanDG]

The @HRCSriLanka inquired into the alleged infringement of #FoRB in Trincomalee when the exam results of 70 Muslim students were withheld due to a claim that their attire covering their head and ears violated an exam rule.

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[Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka @HRCSriLanka]

Alleged Infringement of the Freedom of Religion and Right to Education in Trincomalee.
#HRCSL #Humanrights #RighttoEducation #RighttoReligion

[Gehan Gunatilleke @GehanDG]

@shamara4w 'This sentence is so mature, like a fine wine' was also a comment - so why be so selective in the reporting?

[Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka @HRCSriLanka]

HRCSL issues a Message on International Day in Support of Victims of Torture – 2024
#HRCSL #HumanRights #Torture #InternationalDay

[UN in Sri Lanka @UNSriLanka]

Torture is a crime & can never be justified.

Today, we honour those who have endured its horrors & call for justice & accountability. Sri Lanka—a signatory of #UNCAT—benefits greatly from efforts of NGOs & @HRCSriLanka in preventing torture.

Learn more👇https://t.co/v2xJw95viM