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Former Jaffna District Parliamentarian and Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Spokesman M. A. Sumanthiran PC engaged in an informative conversation with the “Daily Mirror” on topics of current importance such as the impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic, postponement of elections, imperative need to re-convene Parliament, legal validity of curfews being enforced, urgent necessity for drafting new laws and the refusal by Governors to let Local authorities in …
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 7:34 am,
by eyeadmin
Sri Lanka has been under curfew for over a fortnight. The near-total lockdown and the over 10,000 violators that police have arrested have ensured that almost everyone stays indoors. Depending on the cash left in hand or their bank balance — in case of those making card payments — and social networks, some have been managing — either by buying from the trucks sporadically selling essentials …
Monday, April 6, 2020 1:41 pm,
by eyeadmin
In the midst of preparing for elections in Sri Lanka, main Opposition leader and former minister and presidential hopeful Sajith Premadasa speaks to The New Indian Express about India, China, the rise of nationalism and Covid-19. “My policy will be to implement the 13th amendment by strengthening the system of provincial councils and thus ensuring the widest, deepest, devolution of power and autonomy possible within the parameters …
Monday, March 30, 2020 8:20 am,
by eyeadmin
Rupert Colville, the spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet in a statement rekeased said the pardon of a Sri Lankan soldier convicted for massacring Tamils, is an “affront to victims” and “further undermines the limited progress the country has made towards ending impunity for mass human rights abuse” . The release of Ratnayake has sparked widespread condemnation with the International Commission …
Saturday, March 28, 2020 9:02 am,
by eyeadmin
Sri Lankan national Arun Selvarajan has been sentenced to five years in connection with the sensational Thameem Ansari spy case. A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court here pronounced the judgement on Friday convicting Selvarajan for all the charges slapping him with five years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 20,000. The case was originally registered on September 17, 2012 by Tamil Nadu Police …
Monday, March 16, 2020 9:50 am,
by eyeadmin
The annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2019 was released by US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo on 11 March 2020. The annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international agreements. The U.S. Department of State submits reports on all countries receiving …
Friday, March 13, 2020 12:03 pm,
by eyeadmin
Just Five years ago, the Rajapaksa family seemed to have lost everything. Mahinda Rajapaksa was beaten during the presidential race in Sri Lanka in 2015, ending his ten-year term. His younger brother Gotabaya was no longer number two (for Mahinda) in the Ministry of Defense. Basil, the baby of offspring, had lost his job as Minister of Economic Development and their older brother, Chamal, would soon …
Thursday, March 12, 2020 9:39 am,
by eyeadmin
British Parliamentarian Afzal Khan, asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on 26 February 2020, whether he plans to make representations to his Sri Lankan counterpart on seeking justice for the victims of extrajudicial killings that are alleged to have taken place during the Sri Lankan civil war. In reply his reply made on 03 March 2020, FCO Minister of State Nigel Adams …
Saturday, March 7, 2020 2:52 pm,
by eyeadmin
International non-governmental organisations have called on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to establish “an international accountability mechanism on Sri Lanka and called on the UNHRC to hold Sri Lanka accountable to its obligations under international law. It accused that the climate of fear has returned to Sri Lanka, in particular among those who continue to call for truth, justice and accountability Joint Oral Statement: 43rd …
Tuesday, March 3, 2020 11:53 am,
by eyeadmin
The culture of impunity in Sri Lanka has been repeatedly pointed out as one of the main reasons for which religious extremism and hate speech thrive in the country, undermining the rule of law and human rights. This was stated in the report presented to the UNHRC by the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ahmed Shaheed,on his country visit to Sri Lanka from …
Sunday, March 1, 2020 9:36 am,
by eyeadmin
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