19th November 2021 10:02:03 Hours
The ICRC Regional Armed and Security Forces delegate in Colombo Brigadier Jacques Lemay (Rtd) and the ICRC Regional Armed and Security Forces Programme Adviser Mr Channa Jayawardena with the close coordination of the Director HR and IHL organized a workshop in order to widen knowledge of Officers and bridge its gaps on military in internal security operations by sharing their expertise and experiences in diversified areas such as the ICRC Role, Mandate and activities in Sri Lanka, International Law, Transition from IHL to IHRL, Human Rights and Law Enforcement Powers, Basic principles, Arrest/Detention and Search/Seizure, Use of force and firearms, Case Studies and Group discussions, etc. It was held during 16-17 November at the Sri Lanka Light Infantry Regimental HQ at Panagoda.
The Commander, Security Forces-West, Major General Sujeewa Senarath Yapa facilitated its conduct in parallel with the 'Way Forward Strategy-2020-2025'. Adhering to health guidelines, 43 Officers of the Security Forces -West, including a few officers of the 58 Division attended the sessions. Guest lecturers were presented mementos as tokens of goodwill at the end of the workshop.
