1. Senior Superintendent of Police and former Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Director Shani Abeysekara was arrested on 31 July 2020, by the Colombo Crime...
The daughter of murdered journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge and four other family members of missing persons have requested the Attorney General to provide urgent medical...
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Secretary to the President Dr. P.B. Jayasundara has sent a letter ordering all state institutions including state banks and insurance companies...
Sri Lankan police officers interrogated Tamil Guardian’s Batticaloa correspondent and Batticaloa Press Club (BPC) Secretary, Selvakumar Nilanthan at his home, for highlighting the military-assisted...
Ramani Muttettuwegama, the commissioner in charge of Investigations & Inquiries at the HRCSL has requested C. D.C. Wickremaratne, Acting Inspector General of Police to...
The human rights environment in Sri Lanka worsened, with the continuation of surveillance and intimidation of activists and human rights defenders, the detention without...
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Opposition Samagi Jana Balavegaya Member of Parliament Imthiaz Bakeer Markar is accusing the government of targeting media-persons critical of the government...
19 November 2020, COLOMBO - As COVID-19 continues to bring a number of challenges, we, the Colombo-based Heads of Missions representing the European Union and...
The Federation of University Teacher’s Associations (FUTA) strongly condemns the unjust and arbitrary attempts by the Urban Development Authority (UDA) to take over the...
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Ven. Jamburawela Chandraratne Thera, representing the People's Responsibility Centre (PRC), has criticised the United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator to Sri Lanka, Hanaa...
A Jaffna-based journalist, was attacked and had his phone stolen by a group of unidentified persons, last Wednesday.
The group broke into S. Mukunthan’s home in...
In a letter to President Rajapaksa, the chairperson of the Committee for Protectin Prisoners Rights, (CPRP) Attorney at Law Sanaka Perera has requested to...
New 15th Drone Regiment of the Sri Lanka Artillery Inaugurated to Meet with Future Challenges.
(sri Lanka Army/12th November 2020) Being geared to preparing the...
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In a letter address to PM Rajapaksa United Nations resident coordinator Hana Singer says that "Considering the evidenced-based guidance of the...
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By Vyshnavy Velrajh.
(Colombo Gazette) Drones will be deployed to monitor movements in areas under lockdown in the country due to...
55-year-old S.Vijendran a village officer to the Iluppaikadavai area in Mannar, was killed in a mysterious attack by a group of unidentified persons on...
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OIC-IPHRC expressed deep concerns over reports of forced cremation of bodies of Muslims who died due...
The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) is concerned at reports of the continued detention of prominent human rights lawyer, Hejaaz...
An inmate was killed at the Moneragala Prison on 3rd November after assaulted by jail guards, news media reports.
According to Ceylon Today report Tensions...
In a letter to Pavithra Wanniarachch, Minister of Health and Lieutenant General Shavendra de Silva,Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID...
As the world commemorates 2nd November as the ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’ a Sri Lankan government minister has told...
Image: A file photo of a military checkpoint in Colombo.
The proliferation of Sri Lankan military checkpoints, illegal fishing by Sinhala fishermen with the assistance...
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Constitutional amendments make Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s authority almost absolute.
Never say Gotabaya Rajapaksa leaves things to chance. After decisively winning the presidential election last...
Brigadier K. K. S. Parakum of Mechanized Infantry Regiment has entered the Sampathnuwara District Hospital a few days ago and threatened the medical staff...
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Sri Lankan police across Batticaloa have arrested 19 people for allegedly posting birthday wishes online for Liberation...
In a letter addressed to Commissioner General of Prison, HRCSL has said that "the health and security of all prisoners including remandees, remain the...
1. Senior Superintendent of Police and former Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Director Shani Abeysekara was arrested on 31 July 2020, by the Colombo Crime...
The daughter of murdered journalist Lasantha Wickrematunge and four other family members of missing persons have requested the Attorney General to provide urgent medical...
