Prathiba Mahanama Hewage
Sri LankapoliticianMale7.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Prathiba Mahanama Hewage is a prominent Sri Lankan lawyer and former commissioner of the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission. He has recently been in the news for advocating the use of technology, such as Skype or Zoom, to conduct court proceedings for dangerous inmates from prison, aiming to enhance their safety and reduce risks associated with transporting them to court. His statements highlight concerns regarding the well-being of high-risk prisoners and the challenges they face within the penal system.
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Prathiba Mahanama Hewage emphasized the importance of implementing the death penalty temporarily for serious crimes.
තැන තැන මිනී මරන වෙඩික්කරුවන්ට මරණ දඬුවම?Sri Lanka· 2026-09-12
Prathiba Mahanama Hewage emphasized the importance of implementing the death penalty temporarily for serious crimes.
තැන තැන මිනී මරන වෙඩික්කරුවන්ට මරණ දඬුවම?Sri Lanka· 2026-09-12Prathiba Mahanama Hewage stated that charges of murder could be filed against the suspects involved in the accident.
මීගොඩ අනතුරේ සැකකරුවන්ට මිනීමැරුම් චෝදනා ගේන්න පුලුවන්Sri Lanka· 2026-06-01Prathiba Mahanama Hewage stated that Sri Lanka is preparing to bring a proposal against it at the Geneva sessions.
ජිනීවා අවදානමක් ප්රතිභා හෙළිකරයි - Lankadeepa OnlineSri Lanka· 2025-09-08Prathiba Mahanama Hewage stated that the provision of mobile phones to prisoners is a serious issue that needs to be addressed.
තැන තැන වෙඩි නතර කරන හැටි මහාචාර්ය ප්රතිභා කියයිSri Lanka· 2025-09-06Prathiba Mahanama Hewage emphasized the need for legal measures to charge politicians and government officials for expenses incurred during their imprisonment.
හිර ගෙදර දේශපාලඥයන්ගේ බත්පතට ගාස්තුවක්?Sri Lanka· 2025-09-01Senior Professor and lawyer Prathiba Mahanama Hewage stated that there is a risk of organized criminals being released if the anti-terrorism law is repealed.
ත්රස්ත පනත අහෝසියෙන් දරුණු අපරාධකරුවන් එළියට යන අවදානමක්Sri Lanka· 2025-08-31
Prathiba Mahanama Hewage stated that the lives of certain prisoners could be at risk if they are brought to court.
දරුණු සිරකරුවන්ගේ ආරක්ෂාවට ප්රතිභාගෙන් යෝජනාවක්Sri Lanka· 2025-02-25Prathiba Mahanama Hewage stated that the lives of certain prisoners could be at risk if they are brought to court.
දරුණු සිරකරුවන්ගේ ආරක්ෂාවට ප්රතිභාගෙන් යෝජනාවක්Sri Lanka· 2025-02-25