Status
UNCAT ratification date
3 January 1994
OPCAT ratification date
5 December 2017
NPM designated
NPM Type
National Human Rights Commission
Sri Lanka acceded to the OPCAT on 5 December 2017. The OPCAT entered into force on 4 January 2018.
During its Universal Periodic Review by the Human Rights Council in November 2017, Sri Lanka announced its intention to designate the National Human Rights Commission as the National Preventive Mechanism.
In 2022, the Commission set up an NPM unit within the existing Research and Monitoring department of the Commission, with 5 staff allocated to the NPM mandate.
The SPT conducted its first country visit to Sri Lanka in April 2019.
The SPT member who is the SPT Focal Point for Sri Lanka is available here.