Deepika Udagama

Who is Deepika Udagama?

Deepika Udagama is the Head of Department of Law, University of Peradeniya. and is on sabbatical. Her specialisation is international Human Rights law. She is Sri Lanka's alternate member to the United Nations Sub-Commission on the promotion and protection of Human Rights, and the UN Sub-Commission's Co-Special Reporter on Globalisation and its impact on Human Rights. Dr. Udagama was the founding director of the Centre for the Study of Human Rights at the Faculty of Law. She serves as the Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Foundation's Commission on Democracy and Human Rights. She holds and LLB and LLM and a JSD.