Statement by H.E. Mr. A. L. A. Azeez, Ambassador / Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka. 12 September 2018.
Mr. President,
Sri Lanka is pleased to join this clustered...
Image: Welikada prison, Colombo, Sri Lanka ( AI photo)
GENEVA (29 November 2017) – A three-member delegation from the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention...
JayakumariA Statement from The Asian Federation against Involuntary Disappearances Today, as the United Nations commemorates the International Day for the Right to the Truth...
Ruki Fernando with his lawyers (BBC sandesha photo)Human Rights Organizations or Activists are NOT above the LAWThe arrests and detention of Mr. Ruki Fernando...
Sri Lanka: Free Prominent Rights Defenders The arbitrary arrest and detention of prominent human rights defenders is an attempt to silence criticism and divert...
vanni post.com NYT/ GARDINER HARRIS and DHARISHA BASTIANSMARCH NEW DELHI — Fears of a broad crackdown against rights activists in Sri Lanka have been...
17th March 2014/ Press ReleaseThe Free Media Movement (FMM) unequivocally condemns the arrest of Ruki Fernand of INFORM, Human Rights Documents Centre, Colombo and...
Ruki Fernando: Two human right activists arrested by the Terrorist Investigation Unit (TID) of Sri Lanka police last night have been detained under the...
Inmates protest on the roof a prison building calling for speedier judicial processes and increased protection amid rising cases of Covid-19, Colombo, Sri Lanka,...
Families of Tamil political prisoners, civil society organizations and civilians of North East Sri-Lanka launched a weeklong prayer campaign from 7th to 14th January...
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Joint Statement against the Sri Lankan Government for the continued destruction of the people's fundamental rights and reconciliation process!
Memorials can be destroyed,...
The ICJ today deplored the comprehensive failure of the Sri Lankan authorities to ensure accountability for conflict-era crimes, marked by the dropping of charges...
