General Debate on Human Rights
The Human Rights Council continued the general debate on the global human rights update presented by Michele Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human...
Look forward to seeing concrete actions
Presenting an oral update on Sri Lanka at the 48th session of UNHRCUN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet today said that ” We...
Not bound by any resolution passed without its consent
Replying to the follow up Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence on the visit to...
International drug running and weapon trading racket aimed at reviving separatist group ?
An ongoing National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe into the seizure of 300 kg heroin, five AK-47 rifles and 1,000 live rounds of 9mm ammunition off...
Insufficient progress made
The Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence, Fabián Salvioli, has submitted a report to Forty-eighth session of the...
Pakistan’s Role in the Future of Afghanistan
Summary The speed of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has surprised everyone. What was expected to take at least three months took merely a few...
COVID crisis is at a critical juncture
Sri Lanka’s Covid crisis is at a critical juncture the Independent Technical Expert Group (ITEG) said. Nearly 90 percent of the samples sequenced have shown...
We do not want to have any problem with the international community,
Following the takeover of Afghanistan, the Taliban has held its first official news conference in Kabul, declaring that it wishes peaceful relations with other countries....
Taliban Leaders, Begins Crucial Talks On New Government
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai met with Anas Haqqani, a key member of the Taliban, on Wednesday, as top Taliban leaders arrived in Afghanistan to...
ACT Now
The World Health Organization (WHO) expert group on Sri Lanka has warned that the current rapid spread of the coronavirus indicates that Sri Lanka could...
India, Sri Lanka, Push for divorce rights
Laws on divorce vary in different countries, intimately bound with women’s rights and access to justice. In many countries where Muslim communities are the minority,...
Fresh EU review on GSP+
Sri Lanka’s compliance to the conventions laid out by the European Union (EU) will come under fresh review next month as a mission is scheduled...
Reset in Ties?
After months of strain over a number of issues including the cancelled port project in Colombo , Sri Lanka is preparing to send its High...
Sri Lankan bishops urge government to reopen schools
Catholic bishops have urged the Sri Lankan government to reopen schools and take drastic measures to stop the adverse effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on...
Need respect for ethnic and religious minorities
The US State Department released the 2020 International Religious Freedom Report on 12 may 2021 which gives a comprehensive review of the state of religious...