Category: News
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Justice in all its glory
Since its inception, Rage has been actively involved and monitoring many cases of ragging across multiple state universities in the island. One such case which garnered our attention was the matter of SC Appeal No. 93/2023 against a judgement dated 28th October 2022 in the Court of Appeal of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri…
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Supreme Court Commands Accountability in Wake of Ragging Death
Daily Mirror: 20 November 2025 12:00 am The Supreme Court has condemned ragging as ‘shameful and unacceptable’ following the death of student Charith Dilshan at Sabaragamuwa University. File Photo In a powerful demonstration of judicial oversight, the Supreme Court took decisive action to confront the persistent problem of ragging in Sri Lankan universities, following the…
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Justice for Charith: Rage backs parents of ragging victim in Fundamental Rights Action
Daily Mirror: 25 July 2025 12:01 am The parents of Charith Dilshan, a second year undergraduate from the Faculty of Technology, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka who faced intense ragging, filed a Fundamental Rights petition with the Supreme Court on Monday, July 15, 2025, case number S.C. Application (F/R) No. 147/25. Following severe harassment,…
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From coping mechanism to awareness building
26 Sep 2024 | By Shailendree Wickrama Adittiya Rage.lk is a youth organisation founded by Yasu-e Karunaratne Edussuriya and Dr. Taveesh Edussuriya with an aim of sharing knowledge on ragging and other forms of harassment and providing pro bono legal support to those who have been ragged or harassed. Yasu-e Karunaratne Edussuriya is a lawyer and…
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More students exposed to universities’ sadistic rag culture
Daily Mirror: 05 May 2025 An aspiring IT expert no more Charith Dilshan (23) from Ihalagama, Gampola had his primary education at Gampola Buddhist College. After passing his O/Ls he had pursued A/Ls at the Peradeniya Central College, upon which he was selected to the Technology Faculty of the Sabaragamuwa University. Dilshan had been interested…
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‘Anti-ragging laws are strong, but compliance is lacking’
30 Aug 2024 | By Shailendree Wickrama Adittiya Ragging in State universities is a serious issue in Sri Lanka that lawyer and economist Yasu-e Karunaratne Edussuriya and intern medical officer Dr. Taveesh Edussuriya are attempting to address through rage.lk. The husband-wife duo founded the organisation to share knowledge with others and provide pro bono legal support…
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Rage.lk Committed to fighting against harassment, violence in Sri Lanka
By Shehara Ranasinghe Daily Mirror: 10 July 2024 12:01 am Seminar at University of Sri Jayewardenepura Discussion with Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians with regard to registartion of Lama Piyesas In light of the recent events highlighted in the Sri Lankan media, it is evident that cases of harassment and abuse in various forms and environments…