Parts of Grandpass isolated with immediate effect

NCPA accused of pushing children back into the hands of abusers

Local civil society have condemn the actions of the Probation Department and the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) accusing them of attempting to send children back to Darun Nusra, a children?s home where sexual abuses of children have taken place. Civil society also condemned state institutions for their inaction in finding suitable Government schools for the affected children to continue their education. A statement signed by civil society organisations and individuals noted that in

25 Jun, 2018

Video goes viral after parents accuse day care centre

A video has gone viral after the parents of a child accused a day care centre in Colombo of mistreating their son. The?day care centre was accused of locking out the child for nearly four hours letting him cry, despite being sick and on medication. The video, which was shot by a neighbour, shows the child crying and knocking on the door to be let in while another child looks on. In a Facebook post, the parents said that the owner of the?day care centre was arrested after a police complaint wa

25 Jun, 2018

Former CSN head Rohan Weliwita briefly detained in Singapore

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s media secretary and former head of CSN television, Rohan Weliwita was briefly detained in Singapore and questioned before being released. Weliwita, who left for Singapore today, said he was detained by immigration officers and questioned. Weliwita had been questioned over his links to allegations of fraud and corruption in Sri Lanka. He was however released after Sri Lankan authorities intervened, sources said. In 2016?Weliwita was deported back to Sri La

25 Jun, 2018