Tag: RuleOfLaw

Sri Lanka judicial crisis deepens over plan to extend judges’ retirement age

FOCUS CIR Web Editor -
Speed Read: 1.13 million cases remain pending across Sri Lanka's 293 courts, with more than 818,000 stuck in Magistrates' Courts...

Overcrowding, drugs and system failures fueled Sri Lanka’s deadliest prison riot

Big Story CIR Web Editor -
Speed Read: The Negombo Prison riot became one of Sri Lanka's deadliest prison disturbances in decades with 28 fatalities. Authorities are...