Sri Lanka, Oct. 13 -- The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has found that the continued seizure of two Tamil-language books authored by B. Piratheepan by Sri Lanka Customs violated his fundamental rights and recommended their immediate release.Read Travel Guides

Issuing a statement the HRCSL said "in its recommendation in Case No. HRC/KIL/031/26, the Commission examined the decision of the Director General of Sri Lanka Customs to seize four books imported from Chennai, India, on 27 March 2026.

The books were Ippothum Inge Irandu Thesangalthaan, Elluttal Nan Yuttam Ceykiren, Bayangaravaathi and Cyanide. Following an assessment by the Arts Council of Sri Lanka and the State Literary Sub-Panel, the latter two books were release...