Center for Human Rights and Development

NGO · Colombo, Sri Lanka

Verified on 3 August 2026

A Colombo human rights NGO providing free legal services to political prisoners detained under the PTA and to families of disappeared and torture victims.

Center for Human Rights and Development is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Areas of work: human rights, criminal and prisoners' rights. Languages: Sinhala, Tamil and English.

Areas

• Human rights
• Criminal & prisoners' rights

Languages

Sinhala, Tamil, English

Other structures in Colombo

• Bar Association of Sri Lanka
• Centre for Policy Alternatives
• EQUAL GROUND
• Environmental Foundation Limited (EFL)
• Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka
• Law & Society Trust
• Legal Aid Commission of Sri Lanka
• Legal Aid Unit
• Women In Need
• Women In Need (WIN)

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