The Last Phase film shows a different perspective on Sri Lankan war in UK Parliament
Lord Naseby, Chair of The All Party Parliamentary Group on Sri Lanka, supported by Conservative Friends of Sri Lanka, held a very successful screening...
IBAHRI backs Navi Pillay’s call for United Nations inquiry into alleged war crimes and human rights violations
The International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) urges the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to establish an independent and international inquiry into alleged...
The government still has not answered basic demands for accountability and reconciliation,
Releasing the annual human rights report for 2013, by the US State Department, US Secretary of State John Kerry commenting on Sri Lanka said, "We will...
Reevaluating Sri Lanka’s LLRC Progress: Part One
An investigation carried out by a social research and advocacy group based in the North East, The Social Architects (TSA), concluded that there were...
Home minister skips Sri Lanka Honorary consulate inaugural
Home minister Ramesh Chennithala has decided not to attend the inaugural of the honorary consulate of Sri Lanka to be held here on Wednesday....
Human Rights now a political tool
A Coffee Table book titled “1975- 2014 Sri Lanka” was launched on Tuesday, 25th February 2014 at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for International Relations...
Manmohan Singh to meet Sri Lankan President
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold talks with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa next week in Myanmar, three months after skipping a visit to...
Baroness Warsi says this resolution, goes further and calls for an independent investigation,
The Senior Minister of State, Department for Communities and Local Government & Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Baroness Warsi), responding to questions in the House...
US company to beam free wi-fi to entire world from space
A US company is planning to build an 'Outernet - a global network of cube satellites broadcasting Internet data to all the people...
Tensions Rise Between the United States and Sri Lanka Over Human Rights
A major diplomatic rift has emerged between the United States and Sri Lanka over the island nation's human rights record. The dispute focuses...
AIADMK manifesto calls for Eelam referendum
The AIADMK's poll manifesto was released by its general secretary and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa on Tuesday 25 July.The 45-page manifesto has...
We strongly support position of High Commissioner’ says UK
British Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Hugo Swire, responding to questions in stated that the UK strongly supports the position of...
TNA stands by Navaneetham Pillay’s report
The TNA says Pillay’s Report has benefited from the High Commissioner’s visit to Sri Lanka, where she was able to observe first-hand the issues...
Sinha Vows to End Fishermen row in 90 days
Senior BJP leader and former foreign minister Yashwant Sinha on Wednesday said concrete steps would be taken to solve the Tamil Nadu fishermen...
Targeting of critics persists
The Sri Lankan government’s targeting of critics persists at alarming levels, with more surveillance and harassment reported ahead of next month’s UN Human Rights...