Students of various colleges shout slogans during a protest against Sri Lanka’s for alleged war crimes in Chennai. TOI Photo) COLOMBO: Faced with growing...
During the voting of resolution L.1/REV.1, Promoting Reconciliation and Accountability in Sri Lanka on the the 22nd Session of the Human Rights Council. 21...
The Geneva based UN Human Rights Council adopted a second resolution on Promoting Accountability and Reconciliation in Sri Lanka, putting Sri Lanka under close...
The UN Human Rights Council Resolution calling for progress on Sri Lanka’s outstanding reconciliation and accountability is merely asking the Government to deliver on...
How HRC voted on the resolution Yesterday the United Nations Human Rights Council approved the resolution on promoting reconciliation and accountability in...
99 per cent LLRC recommendation implemented- Mahinda Samarasinghe The government has completed implementing over 50 percent of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC)...
Shamindra Ferdinanda.Responding to a statement attributed to Sinha that Sri Lanka should address accountability issues to the satisfaction of the international community, the Defence...
Ambassador Eileen Donahoe speaking to the press at the UN in Geneva.Ambassador Donahoe Press Statement After Adoption of HRC Resolution on Sri Lanka ...
REMIGIUSZ A. HENCZEL, President of the Human Rights Council declaring the result Action on Resolution on Promoting Reconciliation and Accountability in Sri Lanka (To...
Minister Samarasinghe:delete all references to the PoE Report as it was not referred to in the Resolution 19/2(AD) Sri Lanka today addressing the 22nd...
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"The Dravida Munnetra Kazhgam’s demand for declaring the civilian deaths in the Sri Lankan conflict as genocide is an overstatement, especially in the context...
Even as Sri Lanka comes under heavy international scrutiny about its human rights record in Geneva this month, Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe...
Chidambaram hints at likely vote against Sri Lanka at UN meetClick to Expand & PlayKaraikudi, Tamil Nadu: Finance Minister P Chidambaram today hinted at...
Ambassador Eileen Chamberlain DonahoeU.S. Statement at the Adoption of the UPR Report on Sri LankaMarch 15, 2013The United States welcomes the return of the...
Pooja Patel: appalled at the Sri Lankan delegation’s claim that the military offers “no intrusive presence impacting on civilian life” in the northFriday,...
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...
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On 15 October, the Sri Lankan authorities imposed a curfew in parts of Katunayake Free Trade Zone (KFTZ) after hundreds of...
