Human watch Sri Lanka was the non Governmental organization give Support to get legal equality to people who are need to fight their human rights and democracy in Sri Lanka . Its founder and the current C E O / Executive Director P.A.Deshan Irendra De Silva was a person who starts his Social and political Arena when he was in 21 years of Age. Even his in teen age he was a showing his capabilities to the Leadership.In his School life he is an In his School life he is an active person and always he was take part as a leader of the group. he was a Scout leader and he was a senior prefect of the School and take a part of many students organizations .
finally when he was leave the school he was starts his Social work with his some friends and in 1988 he was getting membership of youth front United National Party in his area and from 1988 to 2001 he was the secretary of the youth United national Parties Youth front City branch City Of Panadura Sri Lanka . After the Government change in general Election in 1994 he was having some harassment's from the some of supporters of the government and the mistreatment which is happening from the some of the District leaders who are in United national party he was resign all the posts and possessions which he is bearing at the United National Party and he was migrate to the Saudi Arabia for employment in June 2001. from 2001 to 2007 he was working At Saudi Aramco As Contractor employee and the period when he was in Saudi Arabia he was Noticed that in Gulf region there have millions of expatriate workers who are working like slaves and most of them doesn't have even minimal labor rights which it is offering by the United Nations Geneva convention and the International labor law. Most of them working many year’s even after their contract period .their Employer’s never consider about their labor rights and most of them the expatriate workers having very poor Accommodation facilities and most of them never receiving their salaries time to time . Like this Situation Our founder he was organized some of the group professionals expatriate worker’s who will interested to fight against this type of dictator ship . The reason of this our founder was interested to learn about the subject of human rights and the labor rights . In 2007 our founder was return back to Sri Lanka when he was terminate his contract by him self reason of his personal effects he was notice that the Situation which it is in Sri Lanka was Very Crucial and most of the officials in government and the Administration in public sector was involve to the corruptions and widely violate human rights of others .Unfortunately no one talking about this and no one like to make voice against them because the reason of Life threatening from the officials and the rulers . At that period In Sri Lanka Government having human rights commission and it also monitoring and doing some of incidents which is complaint to them from the Victims . But most of Victims Doesn’t have knowledge to get action against the Situation which happening. There are many human rights activists and the organizations are operates in Sri Lanka at that time but most of them never take a part genuinely against this human rights violations even they doesn't have Correct evaluation and understanding Bout the reason of that. Because the reason of that at that time Sri Lanka was having involve to the Civil war almost 28 years and the result of the war the system and the some of the laws and regulations are limit the rights of the people . Advantage of that some of the culprit officials are behaving like a dictators .most of politicians directly involve to the corruptions and the human rights violations . At this period Some of politician’s and the officials in Sri Lankan Government administration sector try to impose the law of the jungle is now supreme in our country. The principals of natural justice are being grossly violated. In any judgment, both sides of the story should be heard. This violates the principle of Audi lateralpartum. You cannot preside over your own cases as well. law being supreme It is important to the get impartial jurisdiction . As per the constitution government of Sri Lanka All persons are equal before the law and are entitled to the equal protection of the law but unfortunately practically It was never happening and the rulers are never obey jurisdiction and forced to get partial judgments favor to them. Finally like this Situation in early quarter 2008 our founder Mr. Deshan Irendra De Silva was made Online Discuss with some of his friends who are Interested about Social work and in this discussions they mentioned that they also never tolerate these things but unfortunately no one like to get leadership to organized people against the human rights violations genuinely . Finally they Agreed with him to support and take apart if he was founded an Organization which is Can make genuine voice Against the human rights violations which is happening and they suggested to him to make proposals to start organization for fighting against the Human Rights Violations immediately within one month. After this discussion our founder Mr. Deshan De Silva was collect information's about the Human Rights Organizations which it is operating in other countries Specially In Asia .Example India ,Pakistan , Philippine , Some of gulf region and western Europe . Result of that Searches he found that most of the organizations are having membership with some of global Community Organizations Such as Amnesty International , Human Rights Watch , World Human Rights forum Like that as a self assurance ,awareness and world wide recognition to their organization & its Activities and the members of the organization and their management against the un Identified threatening from the Human Rights Violator’s . Final Result of this Searches Our founder Mr. Deshan Irendra De Silva was Create proposals about the pattern of the organization and he was named it as a Human Watch Sri Lanka . In next online discussion which it is held on mid week of February he was Submitted his proposals to the other members and finally they agreed to found an Organization Human watch Sri Lanka officially starts their Their Activities in 18th April 2008 and first Board meeting was Scheduled to the same date .In first Online Conference 16 member’s are take part to discuss about this matter but in final online discussion only five members are agreed to join with the organization and take a part in board of director’s . 1. Deshan Irendra De Silva ( Sri Lanka ) 2 . Mr . Hening Nore ( Denmark ) 3. Mrs.Anoma Saroji Nore ( Denmark ) 4. Mrs .K.G . Ama S. De Silva (Sri Lanka ) , 5 . Miss .Chirathree De Silva ( Sri Lanka ) were finally agrees with us .18th April 2008 all the member’s of the final discussion was meet at our founder’s residence at No 66/ 1 Suhada Mawatha , Horana Road , Panadura , 12500 , Sri Lanka Inaugural y start their first board meeting and they were nominate Our Founder Mr. Deshan Irendra De Silva As a CEO / Executive Director of the organization and from this date Until the resignation of him he is the person who bear the possession and giving Authority to made a constitution to the organization . In this Board meeting all the board member’s were Agreed to meet twice a month online via Skype video Conferences and above mentioned Address was use As our principle address until get board decision to change the Address . Initially board directors were agrees to spend their personal income for the official expenses and Our Director Miss. Chirathree De Silva was Appointed As a Secretary to the Board of Director’s And all the Board of Directors are Accepted to getting Membership in Amnesty International U.K to getting Global Support to Our Further projects which we are planning in the feature Aspect. As per that Decision Our CEO Mr. Deshan Irendra De Silva Was Applying Membership from Amnesty International and It was Accepted and granted International membership as a Individual human rights Activist in Amnesty international U.K ,After three years of period the Amnesty International was Accepted him as an international member . From the date of Inauguration we are doing monitoring human rights violations which is happening in locally and the globally and we are hands together with the global community and make our voice against the human rights violations and supporting to the people who are victims of this violations and giving consultancy to get legal actions against them and direct them to the Local Authority to do complaints . In year 2012 April one more person who name Mrs. Kumari Dampegama Was Join with us and she was appointed as Director in our organization our board members were decide Mrs. Kumari Dampegama will appointed as a Secretary of the organization Also. In November 2012 Mr. Meththasinghe Jayasekara was Join with Us and he was Appointed As a director of the organization .In 2013 May we are applying for the member ship from World Human Rights Forum ( WHRF) As a individual member and End of the June 2013 they Accepted our request and grant individual membership to our CEO |
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