U.S. should push the Quad to help Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is currently midst of the worst economic crisis the island has seen since independence. After food inflation reached over 30% in March, food...
NATO to Engage in Asia-Pacifc to Counter China
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has announced that it will begin engaging in the Asia-Pacific region both practically and politically in light of Beijing’s...
Sri Lanka faces solvency issues
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published its Article IV Staff Report on Sri Lanka. The IMF report-2021 Article IV consultation with Sri Lanka has...
What Led To Sri Lanka’s Worst Economic Crisis
Two elderly men reportedly fainted on Sunday in Sri Lanka while waiting in a queue to secure fuel amid sky-rocketing prices leading to record inflation....
Indian urges Take necessary steps to address Tamil aspirations
India on Friday called upon Sri Lanka to take “necessary steps” to address the “legitimate aspirations” of the Tamil community, while reiterating its earlier stance...
Bachelet wants alternate strategies
The Human Rights Council held separate interactive dialogues on the situation of human rights in Sri Lanka on 4th March 2022. Michelle Bachelet, United Nations...
Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka
The report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on Sri Lanka to the 49th UNHRC session was released on 25 February 2020....
TNA looks forward to directly engaging with Tamil Nadu
Expressing their grievance, Sri Lanka's Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has written to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, seeking India's intervention in ensuring a...
Human Rights Commission advocates abolishing the PTA
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) issuing a media release on 15 February 2022 on the briefing of Diplomats on the Road Map...
Repeal of PTA
Releasing a 59-page report, ‘“In a Legal Black Hole’: Sri Lanka’s Failure to Reform the Prevention of Terrorism Act,” Human Rights Watch documents misuse of...
What a pesticide ban did
If it is possible to learn from the mistakes of others, a moment has come for our parliamentary committees and the Ministry of Agriculture to...
Sri Lanka is delivering on its commitment to address accountability and reconciliation
The Government of Sri Lanka submitted a Briefing Note on Human Rights to the UNHRC March session on 26 January 2022. Briefing Note on Human...
Covid-19 pandemic exposed weaknesses of democratic leaders
The Human Rights Watch World Report 2022, reviewing human rights practices and developments in more than 100 countries around the globe, was released this week....
Operation Flycatcher: disrupting Sri Lanka’s terrorist networks
Boosting the ability of frontline border officers to detect travelers as potential terrorists was the focus of a counter- terrorism (CT) and border management operation...
Lanka readies oil tank farm deal
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Sri Lanka next week in the midst of a crippling economic crisis that has seen Colombo turn to...