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A civil leader Mr.Thilak Kariyawasam was hit by group of mobs while participating a protest in Colombo. two group of Protesters conducted protests on impeachment against chief justice Shirani Bandaranayake. Mr.Thilak was with the lawyers who protest against the impeachment, the other group with the mobs protested for the impeachment. another place, a old person who speak against the government get hit by mobs even in front of a police officer.

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NAFSO (National Fisheries Solidarity Movement), organizes fishermen to lobby the government to defend their rights and to bring about good environmental practice in coastal areas. ...NAFSO has helped a fishing community to take legal action against a proposal to build a five-star hotel on a mangrove where fish spawn."We are not against hotels, because they bring tourism and income. But 3,000 families and 15,000 fishermen use this lagoon and all of them could be affected by the developments. Only 200 would be employed by the hotel. The lagoon is our mother, and we must protect her." Jude Preman Fernando, local fisherman. At the present situation we are continuing our campaign with small scale fishermen to urge the government to take legal action against Destructive Fishing Practices around the coastal areas of Sri Lanka. View my complete profile

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