Congress party manifesto,for probe into Sri Lankan war crimes
Ahead of the Geneva meeting on Friday, the Congress party revealed its stance on Sri Lanka, saying it would push for a "credible, objective,...
Navi Pillay: ‘International inquiry is ‘essential’
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay, in a statement after presenting her report on Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights...
Sri Lanka dismisses OHCHR report and rejects any resolutions on its findings
The Sri Lankan delegation to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) today, rejected the Human Rights Chief, Navi Pillay’s, conclusions and recomendations, outlining...
Sri Lanka faces toughest UN censure over war crimes
Sri Lanka faces fresh condemnation at the UN's top human rights body this week in a move that observers say could lead to an...
Swire: The time has come for a genuinely credible investigation with an international dimension
Speaking at a debate on Sri Lanka at the House of Commons on 25 March 2014, British Minister of State at the Foreign...
Supreme Court suspends NPC Chief Minister’s Standing Instructions
The Supreme Court on Monday suspended a directive by the Northern Provincial Council’s Chief Minister, CV Wigneswaran, on procedures to be followed henceforth by...
Army heightens security
The Sri Lankan army has heightened security in the country’s Northern Province through a host of measures, including vehicle checks, it is learnt. Jaffna Security...
Darusman Panel: A UN probe would spark hope for reconciliation
Five years ago, Sri Lanka’s civil war reached a bloody conclusion on a stretch of beach in the island’s northeast, as government forces...