Despite the Court order to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), to advertise in the media, calling on people to come forward to give evidence...
D.B.S.JEYARAJIndian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is “extremely annoyed”by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s recent subtle efforts to undermine the quantum of devolution provided to...
High Commissioner Navanethem PillayThe UPFA this week took a decision that reflects a marked shift in foreign policy. Ministers at their weekly Cabinet meeting...
The US State Department’s latest travel advisory warns that foreign women should exercise vigilance in Sri Lanka, due to an upswing in sexual attacks...
Veteran politician and Leader of the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF), Veerasingham Anandasangaree is a moderate who has not only consistently shunned extremism in...
Sri Lanka’s post-war context requires empowerment along with development, and holding a free and fair election in the north, along with devolution, is central...
Dilrukshi HandunnettiA Cabinet note by External Affairs Minister, Prof. G.L. Peiris, has strongly recommended the repeal of Article 154 (A) (3) of the Constitution...
St. Francis Xavier's Catholic Church - Angulana belonging to the Rawatawatta Parish had been attacked and desecrated the church by a group of unknown...
Tisaranee Gunasekara“Nemesis, the goddess of measure and not of revenge, keeps watch. All those who overstep the limits are pitilessly punished by her”.- Albert...
Dilrukshi HadunnethiIn what can be considered the final nail on the only constitutional attempt made in post-independent Sri Lanka to devolve power, an urgent...
Chandrasiri G 410pxPrison Reforms Minister Chandrasiri Gajhadeera has been urged by the Friday Forum- the Group of Concerned Citizens to publish soon the reports...
Government parliamentarians yesterday highlighted the need for the reintroduction of the draconian Criminal Defamation Law, which was repealed by the United National Party (UNP)...
Statement on Proposed Constitutional Amendment The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is deeply perturbed by recent media reports that the government is planning...
Sandya Eknaligoda and his son at a campaign ..FMM wants Sri Lankan Government to reveal information on PrageethSri Lankan Government MP Arundika Fernando told...
Do justice first: Journalist campaign for FOE rights in Sri LankaMedia, laptops and ethics, Editorial, The IslandAll of a sudden, the government has evinced...
Wasantha Rupasinghe and K. RatnayakeSri Lanka’s defence secretary, Gotabhaya Rajapakse, has publicly opposed the election planned for the northern provincial council, highlighting the dilemma...
The government party leaders who met last evening at a special meeting chaired by President Mahinda Rajapaksa to discuss changes to the 13th Amendment...
Image: Nada Al-Nashif, Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights making concluding remarks at the ID on Sri Lanka report.
Making interventions at the interactive dialogue at...
Many reports of the United Nations and International Human Rights organisations such as Human Rights Watch have documented human rights violations by LTTE for...
Image: Every leader commencing from Anagarika Dharmapala up to Gotabhaya who had led the country along this path have disrupted the country and carried...
Statement by Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Madam President,
This is a key juncture for the Council’s engagement with Sri Lanka. As my...
