The people of Sri Lanka are facing some crucial choices
The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) in a press release has stated that “The people of Sri Lanka are facing some…
End intimidation & threats
A statement signed by 10 Human Rights Organisations was released on 29 July 2020, requesting that the Government of Sri…
India inks currency deal with Sri Lanka to checkmate China
Keen to counter China’s influence in Sri Lanka, India on Friday extended a $400 million currency swap facility with Colombo…
TNA seeks “cooperative federalism”
Campaigning for Sri Lanka’s August 5 general elections, the country’s main Tamil party has foregrounded the promise Colombo made to…
A deterioration in the Human Rights situation?
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab tabled the 2019 Foreign and Commonwealth Office report on Human Rights and Democracy, in the…
Crisis cannot be used as an excuse to justify blanket restrictions
Statement by the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Clément N. Voule…
UK announces first sanctions under new global human rights regime
The British government announced on 6 July 2020 that it was blacklisting 49 individuals and organizations under a new Britain-only…
Chinese Investment and the BRI in Sri Lanka
Chatham House commissioned a study of Chinese outbound investment and the BRI in Sri Lanka. The study, which is the…
Concerned over Government’s decision to withdraw co-sponsorship of UN resolution
Delivering a statement at the 44th session of the UNHRC on behalf of the Core Group on Sri Lanka (Canada,…