Sri Lanka’s Stalled Reforms
Ruki Fernando is a human rights activist based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. This interview has been edited lightly. Three years on,…
Strategic centre of Geo-Politics will be the Indian Ocean
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, has been in and out of power since the 1990s. In 2015, he teamed up…
Still in the game?
From a man who had ceased to be India’s favourite to the reach-out and engagement with New Delhi now, former…
NPC wants UN to appoint Special Rapporteur
The Northern Provincial Council (NPC) called on the UN Human Rights Council to ensure Sri Lanka was referred to the…
Vigneswaran has more Ministers than constitutionally prescribed
The 131st session of the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) descended into chaos, yesterday, as Councillors expressed their displeasure at the…
Lenders should be responsible for the risks they take
Mr. Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky the United Nations Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial…
New UN Human Rights chief raises concerns
The 39th session of the Human Rights Council commenced in Geneva today (10 September). In the opening statement by the…
Asylum seekers at breaking point
A few weeks ago, Vigneswaran Nagamuththu was reunited with his wife and two sons for the first time since he…
Suspend officials accused in abductions and disappearances
The Office on Missing Persons (OMP) released its interim report on 06 September 2018 and called on the Government to “expedite…
Debt trap?
India’s southern neighbour Sri Lanka may plunge further into the Chinese debt trap with Colombo yet again turning to Beijing…