Friday, 13 January 2012 01:02
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Kamalini de Silva, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Justice has been appointed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Secretary of the Ministry with effect from 16 January.
de Silva a lawyer by profession joined the Ministry of Justice as an Assistant Secretary in 1984. She was an illustrious old girl of Vishaka Vidyalaya and took oaths as an Attorney at Law in 1977.
One of the highlights during her career at the Ministry of Justice was her commitment to the process of dispute resolution by mediation and was greatly responsible making mediation an effective dispute resolution mechanism in Sri Lanka.
She was also responsible in the formulation of a government policy regarding matters related to the administration of justice and particularly in relation to access to justice and conflict resolution.
De Silva has over the years also contributed to the conduct of legal literacy programmes for children and has worked specifically on child rights and protection issues.
She has also negotiated on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka on mutual legal assistance with several foreign governments.
She is presently a member of the Legal Aid Commission, National Child Protection Authority, National Tobacco and Alcohol, Authority, Prisons License Board and the National Task Force on Trafficking Human Beings. She also served as assistant editor of the Sri Lanka Law Reports and the “Justice” magazine published by the Ministry of Justice.
