Wijedasa Liyanarachchi

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Wijedasa Liyanarachchi (19?? – 2 September 1989) was a Sri Lankan lawyer. His death from wounds received while in police custody made him a cause célèbre for human rights in Sri Lanka during the 1987–1989 JVP insurrection.[1][2]

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  1. ^ Fernando, Ravindra (2015). Death of a lawyer in police custody : the Wijedasa Liyanarachchi case. Colombo: Institute of Health Studies, Vijitha Yapa Bookshop.
  2. ^ "Attacks on Justice The Harassment and Persecution of Judges and Lawyers - July 1989 - June 1990". Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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