On the frontline: J C Weliamuna, Sri Lankan human rights lawyer

Jayasuriya Chrishantha Weliamuna
Leading human rights lawyer; former Executive Director of Transparency International Sri Lanka

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08/01/2015

IBA Global Insight’s senior reporter speaks to the leading human rights lawyer and former Executive Director of Transparency International Sri Lanka

Jayasuriya Chrishantha Weliamuna was only ten when he saw dead bodies floating in rivers near his village of Walasmulla in the Hambantota District of Sri Lanka. The 1971 Revolt by Marxist group Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) had struck the South, and civilians were caught in the crossfire. Such early experiences, and opportunities afforded to him by his unusually liberal parents, propelled him towards a career in the law.
On the Frontline J C Weliamuna, Sri Lankan Human Rights Lawyer by Thavam Ratna