Category Archives: Sri Lanka

Workshop discussing detention monitoring frameworks held with the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka

This third workshop concludes the successful series of workshops held with the Human Rights Commission [...]

Foundation conducts workshop for lawyers in Sri Lanka on human rights and lawyering in times of crisis

From 17-19 October, a workshop focusing on ‘Human Rights and Lawyering in Times of Crisis’ [...]

Foundation convenes workshop for judges of the Magistrates’ and District Courts of Sri Lanka

Judges from the Magistrates’ and District Courts attended a workshop on ‘A Rights-Based Approach to [...]

Workshop on Best Practices for Parliamentary Research and Legislative Scrutiny for Staff of the Parliament of Sri Lanka

The Max Planck Foundation organised a three-day workshop for officials of the Department of Legislative [...]

Second Judicial Dialogue with Judges of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka

From 29-31 August 2025, the Foundation and its partners hosted a Judicial Dialogue in Dambulla. [...]

‘Just Judges’ – A public lecture by Lady Brenda Hale

The Sri Lanka Judges’ Institute, together with the Max Planck Foundation, organised its first-ever public [...]

Foundation convenes workshop for Judges of the High Court of Sri Lanka

High Court judges attended a workshop on ‘A Rights-Based Approach to Judicial Decision-Making in Times [...]

The Foundation’s Activity Report 2024 is now available online

The Max Planck Foundation publishes its 2024 Activity Report. The Activity Report 2024 provides an [...]

Foundation holds second workshop on Standard Operating Procedures for the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka

From 14 – 15 July 2025, the Max Planck Foundation held the second in a [...]

Seminar on Rule of Law Benchmarks for Legislative Scrutiny held for Committee Members of the Parliament of Sri Lanka

The Max Planck Foundation organised a discussion series for Members in partnership with the Parliament [...]