Mandate
As a non-profit educational institution attached to the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, CSHR’s mandate is to conduct and facilitate human rights education and research programmes for the university and the community at large.
Vision
To be a center of excellence for creating a nation with a rights consciousness in which the dignity and rights of all people are respected.
Mission
“To foster human rights education, research, capacity building, and knowledge services using a multidisciplinary approach”
Vacancies at CSHR
Applications will be entertained from suitably qualified applicants for the following posts at the Centre for the study of Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo. Project Coordinator Assistant Project Coordinator Communication Executive Deadline: 20.06.2024 More information available at https://cshr.cmb.ac.lk/vacancies/
Free Legal Advice Mobile Camp – Kurunegala
Centre for the Study of Human Rights and @Legal aid unit of the Faculty of Law – University of Colombo, delivered free legal aid and awareness initiatives in #Kurunegala on 22 March 2024. 80 law students from the University of Colombo facilitated the activities, while about 20 lawyers from the Bar Association of Sri Lanka […]
Inauguration of the Asia Pacific Master of Human Rights and Democratisation (APMA) 2023/24
The Asia Pacific Master of Human Rights and Democratisation (APMA) Program for the academic year 2023/2024 was inaugurated on February 21, 2024, at the Boardroom of the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo. The event began with the welcome address from Professor (Chair) Wasantha Seneviratne, the Director of the Centre for the Study of Human Rights, […]
