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Ambika Satkunanathan | |
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| Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 2015–2020[1] | |
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| Alma mater | Monash University, University of Nottingham |
Ambika Satkunanathan is a human rights lawyer and human rights activist. She is also the former Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka. She also served in as the legal Consultant to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Sri Lanka. She is the Chairperson of the Neelan Tiruchelvam Trust.[2][3][4][5][6]
She has been a vocal critic of Prevention of Terrorism Act and has been also a vocal critic of the Sri Lankan authorities especially regarding the treatment of Tamils in Northern and Eastern provinces.[7][8] She has also advocated for #MeToo movement in Sri Lanka.[9] She has also been a strong vocal critic of the Rajapaksa family. She is also critical of the Sri Lankan political culture calling it misogynist in reference to the lack of women representation in Sri Lankan politics.[10] She has also often stressed the importance of legal institutions working in an independent manner free from political interference.[11]
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- ^ "Board of Trustees". Neelan. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Ambika Satkunanathan Human Rights Lawyer and Fellow, Open Society Foundation". Global Initiative. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Episode 1: A Closer Look at Sri Lanka". Asia Society. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Duminda Silva: Anger as Sri Lanka frees politician sentenced for murder". Anbarasan Ethirajan. BBC. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "HRCSL can no longer be considered legally independent – Ambika Satkunanathan". Daily Mirror. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "The same old act | Tamil Guardian". www.tamilguardian.com. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
- ^ "Living in Hell: The Plight of Prisoners Held Under the PTA". Groundviews. 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
- ^ "The Limits of #MeToo in Sri Lanka". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
- ^ "The political culture in Sri Lanka is misogynist - Ambika Satkunanathan - Hard talk | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
- ^ "A failure to protect?". Sunday Observer. 2018-05-26. Retrieved 2022-05-13.