All eyes on carbon dating test report
Although the report on the radiocarbon dating test on the samples of skeletal remains from the mass grave in Mannar has been handed over to...
Time to Set-up a TRC?
Is Sri Lanka on the path to establishing its own Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC)? The answer, at least if Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is...
EU reiterates need to repeal and replace the PTA Act
The European Union (EU) and Sri Lanka agreed on the importance to continue working closely together on human rights and reconciliation at their Joint Commission...
US seeks sustained military engagement with Sri Lanka
Amid the increasing Chinese influence over the strategically important Indo-Pacific region, a top Pentagon commander has advocated sustained US engagement with Sri Lanka, despite the...
Sri Lanka resolution will be led by UK
I would like to refer to 4 initiatives which the UK will present as part of core groups. These are three resolutions and one joint...
Commitments made has been inconsistent and subject to considerable delay.
During an informal briefing in Geneva on 04 February 2019, with the Human Rights Council President and Members the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights...
Government replies to the Special Rapporteur
The Government submitted its observations and comments to the UNHRC on the draft report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of human rights and...
House of Lords Debate on Sri Lanka and the UNHCR resolution
The UK government once again dismissed Lord Naseby’s call to terminate Geneva Resolution 30/1 in 2015 and Resolution 34/1 in 2017 on the basis that...
Why has the Transitional Justice process failed to deliver?
After persistent allegations of mass atrocities committed during the long running civil war, a new Sri Lankan Government in 2015 pledged to the international community...
Ceylon Tea a cup of pure enchantment?
Sri Lanka – a Tea Island, is known for its diverse cultures and scenic beauty. While blessed with fortunes of nature to give a different...
Vigneswaran lauds LTTE leader for forging Tamil unity
The former Chief Minister of Sri Lanka’s Tamil-majority Northern Province, C.V.Wigneswaran, on Sunday praised Velupillai Prabhakaran, the slain leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil...