US envoy to Geneva insists Lanka needs foreign judges
The US Ambassador to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Keith Harper, says Sri Lanka must have foreign judges in the accountability process on...
The agony of Sri Lanka’s carapace of peace
Our return to Sri Lanka’s killing fields has managed to coincide with two major developments – the first is the President’s announcement that there will...
Sri Lanka reiterates rejection of foreign judges in war crimes probe
The president of Sri Lanka has said foreign judges and prosecutors should not be involved in an investigation into allegations of war crimes.Both the army...
President Sirisena will lose the trust of the Tamil community
The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) releasing a statement on 25 January 2016 said it was "deeply concerned and disappointed" by the Sri Lankan president's rejection...
Sri Lanka’s Rebirth
By Joseph E. Stiglitz. ...
TN Fishermen to Begin Indefinite Fast from Tomorrow
Fishermen in Tamil Nadu would go on an indefinite fast from tomorrow, demanding the release of fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy and lodged in...
Government should fulfill its commitments
The Sri Lankan government should fulfill its commitments to the United Nations Human Rights Council by ensuring that foreign judges and prosecutors play a significant...
Iran, Sri Lanka Set to Boost Transactions
In the wake of last weekend’s lifting of economic sanctions on Iran, an official delegation from Iran is due in Colombo on February 23 to...
I am called a controversial Bishop because there are ‘controversial’ issues taking place
By D.B.S.Jeyaraj. ...
International involvement is essential to have trust in the justice process
The International Truth and Justice Project in a statement released on 22 January 2016, said the organisation “is deeply concerned that Sri Lankan President Maithripala...
President wants ‘internal’ war crimes court
The president of Sri Lanka has said foreign judges and prosecutors should not be involved in an investigation into allegations of war crimes. In a...
Economic crisis is one of mis-management and governance
Though Sri Lanka's looming economic problems are explained as a fiscal, debt or an external crisis, the real problem is a crisis in governance and...
We cannot act according to the views of extremists in the North or in the South
It was a Sunday afternoon, and the 64-year-old Maithripala Sirisena was in no mood to relax. He had a series of meetings earlier. After his...
EU reiterates need to fully implement resolution
The EU trade delegation currently visiting Sri Lanka in a Joint Press Release following the first meeting of the working group on Governance, Rule of Law...
Sri Lankan economy: ‘An upward trend’
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is currently attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The leader spoke to DW about the country's reconciliation...