Asylum-seekers in Sri Lanka – Paradise lost
Dozens of Pakistani asylum-seekers have been locked up in a detention camp in southern Sri Lanka following mass arrests that the UN’s refugee agency, UNHCR, says...
Kithu Handa says campaign to undermine Pope’s visit
Kithu Handa (Voice of the Catholics) – the national movement to protect the Catholic religion asserts the demand made by Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General...
Let’s Resolve Our Problems Internally
Many have observed that the domestic process of investigating alleged human rights violation of the country is rather sporadic; it lacks accountability and has made...
New laws to control NGOs
The government is to incorporate new laws to register all not-for-profit or non-profit organizations (NPOs) as non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with the Ministry of Defence and...
MEA defends NGO restrictions
The Sri Lankan Ministry of External Affairs has defended the recent circular, sent to NGOs, prohibiting them from engaging in certain activities. A statement by...