Law & Society Trust
The Law & Society Trust (LST) is a not-for-profit organisation engaged in human rights documentation, legal research and advocacy in Sri Lanka. 
"All of our institutions, political and social, and our sense of moral purpose are grounded in one value i.e. the respect for the sanctity of human life. We must all resolve to restore respect for this value if we are to reconstruct a society and a future of which we can all be proud."
Dr. Neelan Tiruchelvam, Founder — Law & Society Trust
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LST’s Response to the statement of His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith
The Law and Society Trust is committed to promoting human rights through …
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Waiting for Mahinda mahaththaya: Part II
Reading the Result Law and Trust Society Review May 2018 says according …
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‘Waiting for Mahinda mahaththaya’: Part I
Law and Trust Society Review May 2018 says the local government election …
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Lankan trade unions have lost 60 per cent of their membership in a decade
Trade unions in Sri Lanka have lost 60% of their members during …
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EVENTS
‘OUT OF THE SHADOWS’: A STUDY OF WAR-AFFECTED WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES IN SRI LANKA
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24 July, 2018
EVENTS
THE FUTURE OF REFORM: PROSPECTS FOR TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE & ECONOMIC JUSTICE
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24 February, 2018
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LST’s Response to the statement of His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith
The Law and Society Trust is committed to promoting human rights through …
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Waiting for Mahinda mahaththaya: Part II
Reading the Result Law and Trust Society Review May 2018 says according …
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‘Waiting for Mahinda mahaththaya’: Part I
Law and Trust Society Review May 2018 says the local government election …
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Lankan trade unions have lost 60 per cent of their membership in a decade
Trade unions in Sri Lanka have lost 60% of their members during …
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PRESS RELEASE: Launch of South Asia Judicial Barometer
(Colombo, 1 December 2017) – The Asian Forum for Human Rights and …
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LST IN THE PRESS: A more autonomous Sri Lanka is in India’s interest
Dhairya Maheshwari speaks to Executive Director of Law & Society Trust, Colombo, …
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ARTICLE | Opinion and Fact: Fact or Fiction?
Dinushika Dissanayake, Executive Director, Law & Society Trust “The overwhelming response from …
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IN MEMORIAM: Justice P.N. Bhagwati (21 December 1921 – 15 June 2017)
The Law & Society Trust (LST) condoles the passing away of Justice …
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LST IN THE PRESS: Constitutionalising Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
“Dinushika Dissanayake, the Executive Director of the Law and Society Trust stressed …
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PUBLICATIONS
‘மஹிந்த மஹதயாவுக்காகக் காத்திருத்தல்’: 2018 உள்ளூராட்சித் தேர்தலின் தாத்பரியங்கள்இ பாடங்கள் மற்றும் நம்பிக்கை கெடுக்கப்பட்ட எதிர்பார்ப்புக்கள்
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PUBLICATIONS
“මහින්ද මහත්තයා එනකං…” – 2018 පළාත් පාලන මැතිවරණයේ ඇඟවුම්, පාඩම් සහ ඉටු නොවූ අභිලාෂයන්
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PUBLICATIONS
A Snapshot of the Criminal Justice System: Building a Picture Through Sexual Violence Cases in the Court of Appeal
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PUBLICATIONS
Reconciling Rights, Responsibilities and Disjunctures: An Assessment of Sri Lanka’s Post-War Development Drive
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