"Brutal and barbaric policing is a serious problem...It is a prescription for insecurity, violence, and every form of cruelty that can take place within a society."                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Basil Fernando |  Human Rights Activist, Jurist, Author, Poet

Sense and Nonsense on Judiciary

Sri Lanka Guardian, October 3, 2015

News Articles and Interviews

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PRECEDENCE OF AN ICON OF HUMAN RIGHTS: An Interview With Basil Fernando

Torture Magazine, Octorber 25, 2014

Basil Fernando - A Life Dedicated to Human Rights

Deustch Welle , November 28, 2014

Time to Rebuild Sri Lanka: Basil Fernando

Counter Currents, January 18, 2015

An Interview with Basil Fernando

Life Times Sri Lanka, July Issue, 2015

Sri Lanka Poetry Competition: Looking for Raju by Basil Fernando chosen among the winning ‪poems‬ in ‪Amnesty‬ International's Sri Lanka ‪Poetry‬ Competition.

Amnesty International  May, 2016