As a victim you have the right to

• Be treated with equality, fairness, respect to dignity and privacy
• Receive prompt, appropriate and fair redress
• Be proteted from harm including threats, intimidations, reprisals or retaliations
• Recieve medical treatment for mental and physical harm
• Be informed of existing legal remedies, progress of investigations and available assistance
• Lodge a complaint and have it investigated
• Obtain legal representation in investigations, inquiries and proceedings in judicial, quasi-judicial or any tribunal
• Obtain certified copies of reports e.g. Government Analysts Reports
• Receive any assistance and information to participate in judicial, quasi-judicial or any tribunal proceedings

You are entitled to

• Receive sum of money in consideration of your expenses incurred as a result of the offence committed and your particiaption in proceedings before a court or a commission
• Claim and obtain any required medical treatment from state, where resources are available
• Apply to the National Authority for the Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses for financial assistance to obtain required medical treatment in the absence or lack of necessary resources in state

As a witness you are entitled to

• Fair and respectful treatment, ensuring dignity and privacy throughout judicial, quasi-judicial or any tribunal proceedings
• Be protected from any harm, threat, intimidation, reprisal or retaliation

• Safety to yourself and your proprty
• Temporary accomodatiohn
• Permanent re-location
• Temporary or permanent employment
• Re-identification
• Any other necessary measure

Protection measures may be provided

• During or after the criminal investigation
• Before, during or after the investigations by Commission
• Before, during or after judicial proceedings

• National Authority for the Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses
• Victim and Witnesses Assistance and Protection Division of Sri Lanka Police Department
• The commision to investigate Allegations of bribery and Corruption(CIABOC), Human Rights Commission, a Commission of Inquiry or a Special Presidentail Commission of Inquiry
• An officer in charge of any police station
• Court, before which the relevant case will be taken, are ongoing or have been concluded

Yes, if you are a victim, you can request interim compensation from the National Authority for the Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses

• For any physical or mental injury, loss or damage to property and
• Money needed to obtain medical treatment, rehabilitation or counselling services

Further,
Every High Court or Magistrate Court can order a convicted person to pay compensatioin to the victim not exceeding Rs. 1 million