Wijedasa Liyanarachchi Explained

Wijedasa Liyanarachchi (19??  - 2 September 1989) was a Sri Lankan lawyer. His death from wounds received while in police custody made him a cause célèbre for human rights in Sri Lanka during the 1987–1989 JVP insurrection.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Fernando . Ravindra . Death of a lawyer in police custody : the Wijedasa Liyanarachchi case . 2015 . Institute of Health Studies, Vijitha Yapa Bookshop . Colombo.
  2. News: Attacks on Justice The Harassment and Persecution of Judges and Lawyers - July 1989 - June 1990 . 16 August 2022.

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