The case filed before the Court of Appeal challenging the Sri Lankan citizenship of SLPP presidential nominee Gotabaya Rajapaksa by Prof. Chandragupta Thenuwara and...
Image: Policeman watching from afar at the illegal cremation of a Buddhist monk in Chemmalai, Mullaitivu , violating a court order.
Perhaps the most important election,...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Sri Lanka is going into another presidential election in a few weeks with unresolved human rights issues and undelivered promises in hand. The...
“Those who seek power at any price detect a societal weakness, a fear that they can ride into office.” Carl Sagan (The Demon-haunted World: Science as...
Image: JVP led National People's Power launched its campaign with a huge rally at Galle Face Green.
With the nomination of Gotabaya Rajapaksa as its presidential...
(4 August, 2019)
The National Police Commission (NPC) decision to prevent the transfer of two senior cops in Kurunegala over their involvement in framing a...
Background:
The Easter Sunday terrorist attacks have drastically changed Sri Lanka’s social and political fabric. Over the existing ethnic polarization, Sri Lanka now faces polarization...
Freedom of expression under threat? : ‘Aathal’ comment lands Derana CEO in hot water.
After two Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions were filed at the Supreme...
Landmark ruling raps Police over Matara schoolgirl unlawful arrest case.
Reacting to the growing abuse of power by law enforcement authorities, the Supreme Court, in...
Image: In Bandara Koswatte, the mob attacked the main mosque despite Police and Army presence, says HRCSL.
In a letter to Acting Inspector General of Police,...
Sri Lanka’s President issued a new set of Emergency Regulations on 22 April. This note explains the contents of Emergency Regulation 15, which concerns...
During the past few weeks, I have been watching the many headlines, debates, misinformation, misrepresentation of facts as well as self-congratulatory statements by some...
Image: A protester during the Oct 2018 constitutional coup.
In democracies, elections usually are significant political turning points. In democratic theory, an election marks two key...
New Delhi: India’s desire to give some breathing space to Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe found a sympathetic ear in the international community. His...
Last week men on social media celebrated Women Police Constables (WPCs) being the barrier between student protesters. This was apparently an achievement for gender...
Conclusions and recommendations.
61. In 2015, by co-sponsoring Human Rights Council resolution 30/1, the Government of Sri Lanka recognized the need to address the past...
Amendments give Gotabaya Rajapaksa powers to sack ministers and limit oversight.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa delivers a policy speech in the Colombo parliament on 20 August...
Image courtesy of Peoplesworld.org/Earanga Jayawardena/AP
Public Statement on the Government management of the COVID-19 response
The COVID-19 pandemic is a global crisis, that is still evolving....
