Right to Life Human Rights Centre established on 2002 at Kurana, Katunayake, Gampaha District, Western Province Current currently located Koppiyawatta Road, Colombo 09, Western Province. Vision of the organization is “A multi ethnic and multi religious society of citizens of citizens that protect justice, equality, respect for life”. Mission of the organization is “To be placed as an active Centre
for establishing a society against human rights violations including torture, extra judicial killings, enforced disappearances standing for national harmony and democratic reforms”. The main two objectives of the organization are First Human Rights - Torture, Extra judicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances. The main activities follow as; Advocating for Justice for Victims of Torture, Related Extra Judicial Killings, Disappearances and Human Rights Violations. Victim and Community Action against Human Rights Violations Including Torture and Extra-Judicial Killings. Fostering Democracy, Independence of the Judiciary, Human Rights, Rule of Law and Accountability through a New Constitution and Judicial Reform. Building a People’s Movement and Civil Society Coalition for Resolving Ethnic Conflict through Constitutional Reform. Research, Training, Advocacy, Public Education/Campaign, Social mobilization and Legal. (Filing and following cases against torture, extra judicial killings, enforced disappearances and other Fundamental Rights Violations, Creating Human Rights Defenders, Training Programs, Workshops, Public Seminars, People’s Tribunals, People’s Assembly, Campaigns, Street Protests, maintaining 11 Human Rights First Aid Centers). Apart from it the organization is involved in network activities which is the strength of the organization. Sri Lankan Collective Against Torture (SLCAT) with 30 other member organizations in the field of human rights in Sri Lanka, Human Rights First Aid Centres – There were 12 HRFACs in 12 Districts, People Against Torture (PAT), Platform For Freedom (PFF), Change with Reforms (Veediye Virodaya – Street Protest), National Movement for New Constitution (NMNC), Civil Society Collective for Democracy, Civil Society and Trade Unions Collective (CSTUC). International Relations: Full-fledged member Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (Forum Asia), South Asian Collective for Strategy Litigation, Asian Alliance Against Torture (AAAT), Freedom From Torture (FFT). Success Stories: Human Right First Aid Centers, Creating Human Rights Defender Groups, Conducting Education sessions on Human Rights, Training of Trainees, Preparing UN CAT Shadow Report of Sri Lanka, follow up and Monitor recommendation given by UN CAT to Sri Lanka, Maintains Websites related to Human Rights issue (on Torture and Democratic Rights), Social Media campaigns on human rights and democratic rights issues (Facebook).
