The women filed a Fundamental Human Rights petition today(15) against the police attack on the protest campaign held by the women’s wing of the National People’s Power on the 4th of last year at the Polduwa intersection, protesting against the cutting of the allocations from the budget of the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs.
National Executive Members of the National People’s Power, Harini Amarasuriya MP, Samanmalee Gunasinghe and several others were present. A group of female lawyers were also present, including the Attorney at Law Nimala Siriwardena, the Attorney at Law Chamila Kulasekera and the attorney at Law Madhu Kalpana.
The petition seeks to declare that fundamental human rights have been violated due to the interference by the police.
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