Premadasa to ensure Sri Lanka’s relationship with India is kept at best possible level
In the midst of preparing for elections in Sri Lanka, main Opposition leader and former minister and presidential hopeful Sajith…
UNHRC troubled
Rupert Colville, the spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet in a statement rekeased said the…
Sri Lankan convicted for Espionage
Sri Lankan national Arun Selvarajan has been sentenced to five years in connection with the sensational Thameem Ansari spy case.…
Significant human rights issues
The annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2019 was released by US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo…
Economy, at a worrying point
Just Five years ago, the Rajapaksa family seemed to have lost everything. Mahinda Rajapaksa was beaten during the presidential race…
British government underlines importance of Accountability
British Parliamentarian Afzal Khan, asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on 26 February 2020, whether he…
NGOs want UN to establish ‘international accountability mechanism’
International non-governmental organisations have called on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to establish “an international accountability mechanism on Sri…
Impunity, lack of rule of law & accountability reasons for religious extremism & hate speech
The culture of impunity in Sri Lanka has been repeatedly pointed out as one of the main reasons for which…
ICJ calls for International Accountability process
Addressing the UN Human Rights Council on 28 February 2020, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) urged renewed international action…