News ReportsFebruary 28, 2013

Legal Opinion by Geoffrey Robertson QC on the Impeachment of Sri Lanka’s Chief Justice, conducted for the BHRC

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The Removal from Office of the Chief Justice of Sri Lanka

The BHRC expresses grave concern at the verdict in the Sayedee case

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Legal Opinion by Geoffrey Robertson QC on the Impeachment of Sri Lanka’s Chief Justice, conducted for the BHRC

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