Sri Lanka
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- August 16, 1978, amended in December 2001
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- a combination of common law, Roman-Germanic law, Kandyan systems, and Jaffna Tamil law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, Parliament
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court and Court of Appeal (judges appointed by the President)
RELIGIONS
69.1% Buddhists, 7.6% Muslims, 15% Hindus, 8% Christians, 10% unspecified
From the country
- NOVEMBER 19, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA PARDONS INDIAN FISHERMEN ON DEATH ROW
Five Indian fishermen condemned to death for smuggling drugs into Sri Lanka will walk free after President
NOVEMBER 10, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: THREE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH 19 YEARS AFTER MURDER
Three persons found guilty in Sri Lanka of committing murder 19 years ago in the Sethapola area in
OCTOBER 30, 2014IndiaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: DEATH FOR FIVE INDIAN FISHERMEN
The Colombo High Court awarded the death sentence to five Tamil Nadu fishermen arrested by the Sri
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: PAKISTANI CHRISTIANS DEPORTED DESPITE POSSIBLE DEATH SENTENCE
United Nations officials said Sri Lanka has begun sending Pakistani asylum seekers, including Christians,
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: DOCTOR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE AND MURDER OF A GARMENT FACTORY WORKER
A Sri Lankan court sentenced a medical doctor to death for the rape and murder of a young garment
JULY 31, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: 8 PERSONS SENTENCED TO DEATH BY PANADURA AND RATNAPURA HIGH COURTS
in Sri Lanka, 8 persons were sentenced to death in two different cases.
- JULY 30, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: MONERAGALA HC HANDS DOWN DEATH SENTENCE
An individual who had sexually abused and killed a six year old boy was handed the death
- JULY 24, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: 4 INDIVIDUALS SENTENCED TO DEATH BY THE KANDY HIGH COURT
4 individuals who were found guilty in connection to a murder were sentenced to death by the Kandy High
- JULY 16, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: FOREIGN COUPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
The Colombo High Court sentenced to death a Ukrainian couple found guilty of a double murder committed
- JULY 15, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: 5 SENTENCED TO DEATH BY NUWARA ELIYA HIGH COURT
Five suspects who were found guilty of murdering a security guard were given death sentence by the
JULY 10, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: HRC RECOMMENDS GOVERNMENT TO COMMUTE DEATH SENTENCES
The Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission has recommended the government to commute the death
- JULY 3, 2014Sri LankaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKA: 6 SENTENCED TO DEATH FROM TANGALLE AND KALUTHARA
The Kaluthara and Tangalle High courts passed death penalties on 6 individuals today who were found