Sri Lanka backtracking on commitment
The leader of the Tamil National People’s Front (TNPF) Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam speaking at the UNHRC said that “Despite whatever assurances are given to this council with...
Resolution must be implemented both in letter and spirit
Issuing a statement on 3 July 2016, the Tamil National Alliance said that there is no agreement between “the TNA, Government of Sri Lanka and...
Sri Lanka must stay the course
The frequent human rights updates in Geneva provide an occasion for the world to discuss Sri Lanka’s post-war situation, especially the progress made in investigating...
How will Bangladesh respond to ISIS Attack?
On Friday evening, when gunmen burst into the Holey Artisan Bakery, in Dhaka, the restaurant was quiet. Few of its regular Muslim customers were dining...
Is Sri Lanka on the path to reconciliation?
It's been seven years since the civil war in Sri Lanka ended. The 30-year conflict fell largely along ethnic lines. President Maithripala Sirisena has said reconciliation...
First IAS officer emerges from Sri Lankan Tamil repatriates
For the first time in the history of more than half a million Tamil repatriates from Sri Lanka who continue to struggle hard to survive...