Sri Lanka appoints new Chief Justice
Maithripala Sirisena, Sri Lanka's new president, has appointed a Tamil judge as the country's chief justice, the first member of the minority community to hold the...
Sri Lanka ‘on right track’ to achieving sustainable democracy
Sri Lanka's new leader Maithripala Sirisena, who defeated former president Mahinda Rajapksa in the January 8 poll, says he wants to reverse the "revenge politics"...
India, Lanka Resume Dialogue on Repatriation of Refugees
Despite the protests of the Tamil Nadu Government on repatriation of refugees, India and Sri Lanka held an official-level meeting on the issue on Friday....
There is still hope for Sri Lanka’s minorities
Sri Lanka’s minority communities, especially the Tamils, must cast aside their reservations and give the newly-elected government of President Maithripala Sirisena a chance to heal...
Sri Lanka’s new government has already taken important measures to improve free expression and other rights
Human Rights Watch in its World Report 2015 released on 29 January 2015 said the new government elected in January 2015, should order investigations into arbitrary...
Tamils have no trust in local inquiry says TNA spokesperson
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) spokesman, Suresh Premachandran said the Tamil people have no trust in a local inquiry process by the Sri Lankan government into atrocities...
Wigneswaran tells military must be removed from North
The removal of the Sri Lankan military from the Tamil areas is the most important issue at present, the chief minister of the Northern Province,...
People still face many challenges
Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister Hugo Swire, said that the people of Jaffna still “face many challenges”, following meetings with Northern Province Chief Minister...
Government to return private land
The Sri Lankan government pledged Thursday to free hundreds of minority Tamil detainees and return much of the Tamil land in the north and east...
Budget Highlights
The Minister of Finance and Planning Ravi Karunanayake, presenting the interim budget 2015 presented in Parliament offered relief to all as the government believes in...
EU Considers Lifting Sri Lanka’s Fish Import Ban
The European Commission has offered Sri Lanka assistance to meet regulatory requirements to enable early lifting of a ban on fish imported from Sri Lanka...
UN is trying to verify how Sri Lanka will cooperate: UN spokesman
Stéphane Dujarric Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on 29 January 2015 answering a question about Sri Lanka's intention to launch a domestic investigation during the daily Press...
Government plans fresh probe
Sri Lanka is planning an investigation into accusations of human rights abuses in the final stages of a 26-year civil war amid international frustration at...
Suspend UNHRC Probe On Sri Lanka
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UK MPs call for Sri Lanka to co-operate with UN inquiry or face sanctions
A number of British MPs, speaking at the House of Commons debate ‘Tamils in Sri Lanka’ on 28 January 2015 highlighted the failures of the international...