Sri Lanka rejects High Commissioner Pillay’s call ‘to establish an international inquiry mechanism’ Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka in Genev
The Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) has rejected the call by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navnanethem Pillay's "to establish an international...
UN rights boss seeks international probe into Sri Lanka war crimes
The United Nations' human rights chief called on Monday for an international inquiry into war crimes committed by both sides during Sri Lanka's civil war,...
Promoting reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka : Navi Pillay Report to UNHRC
Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General A/HRC/25/23 24 February...
Festering wounds of Sri Lanka’s war
"The shells fell like rain," Ajanthan tells me. He laughs now talking about it, but it's not a laughter that I recognise. It's a...
Minister warns of US threat to region
Sri Lanka’s National Languages and Social Integration Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara has called on South Asian countries not to allow the US to pass a...
‘North-East demands international investigation’ – MK Shivajilingam
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) member of the Northern Provincial Council, MK Shivajilingam has said the people of the North-East have now demonstrated to the...
Andaman and Nicobar Islands: LTTE cadre trying to make them a safe haven cannot be ruled out.
Are the islands of Andaman and Nicobar potential terror hubs? Yes, feels the administration of the Union Territory, which has said the possibility of...
Diplomats fear Australia will wreck UN probe into Sri Lankan war crimes
Diplomats preparing for the UN Human Rights Council next month have expressed concern Australia is working to ''actively undermine'' a push for an international...
No Fire Zone’ documentary to air online in Malaysia, India
The director of a controversial documentary on the bloody final days of Sri Lanka's civil war has decided to make it available for free online,...
India Bans Film About Sri Lankan War
India’s film censors have refused permission for the general release of a film chronicling the violent closing months of the civil war in Sri...
Northern Provincial Council adopts resolution against the alleged Sinhala colonization in the North
The Northern Provincial Council in Sri Lanka has adopted a resolution against the alleged 'Sinhala colonizations' carried out in the North. Northern Provincial Councilor...
Sri Lanka supports China’s initiative of a 21st Century Maritime Silk Route
A delegation led by the Director General, Department of the National Development and Reforms Commission of the People’s Republic of China, is scheduled to visit...
SRI LANKA: The neglect of mass graves
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL. Twenty fifth session, Agenda Item 3, General Debate. A written submission to the UN Human Rights Council by the Asian Legal...
Murali bowls for national unity
Cricketing legend and spin bowling wizard Muttiah Muralitharan who is part of a movement to promote national unity said yesterday if the communities in...
Sri Lanka’s Fight to Save the Peace
Regarding “Holding Sri Lanka to account” (Editorial, Feb. 4): Your call for accountability for what happened during Sri Lanka’s tragic 30-year conflict with terrorism...