Sri Lanka determined to address Human Rights concerns
Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera told the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Sri Lanka is determined to address concerns on human…
Very little has been achieved
The Leader of the TNA, Mr. R. Sampanthan MP met with a delegation of Senators from France at the Opposition Leader’s…
People Losing Patience
Addressing Parliament on 22 February, Leader of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) said that the Tamil people were very disappointed…
Japan seeks balance with China in seas around Sri Lanka
Japan and Sri Lanka are celebrating 65 years of diplomatic relations this year, but their bilateral ties have rarely seemed…
HRW wants follow-up resolution
The global rights organization, Human Rights Watch (HRW) today called on the United Nations Human Right Council (UNHRC) member states…
China did not interfere in internal affairs
Opposition and Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R. Sampanthan observed yesterday that China did not interfere in the internal affairs…
UN wants release of land in North
A UN Special Rapporteur has called on the Government to continue and step up the release of the remaining 6,124…
Sri Lanka slips back?
“Mounting frustration at the slow pace of progress” was how the soft spoken country rapporteur, Yoko Hayashi, politely summed up…
Constitution processes should be taken forward in a genuine and purposeful manner
The TNA promising that they would extend the maximum co-operation for the constitution making processes demanded that those processes should…
CEDAW reviews Sri Lanka
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women will have its Sixty-sixth session on 13 February-3 March 2017 and Sri…