The following interview was originally printed in the latest issue of the Torture: Asian and Global Perspectives.
An Interview with Dr. Sunil Cooray on Torture in Sri Lanka
( October 9, 2013, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Dr. Sunil Cooray is a senior lawyer who is very well known in Sri Lanka. He has been in legal practice for 46 years. He is the author of the two volumes of the authoritative text Principles of Administrative Law in Sri Lanka. Basil Fernando of the Asian Human Rights Commission interviews Dr. Sunil Cooray on practice of torture in Sri Lanka.
Basil Fernando: You have done several cases in Sri Lanka relating to torture. Could you tell us a bit about your experience?
