Sri Lankan bishops urge government to reopen schools
Catholic bishops have urged the Sri Lankan government to reopen schools and take drastic measures to stop the adverse effects…
Need respect for ethnic and religious minorities
The US State Department released the 2020 International Religious Freedom Report on 12 may 2021 which gives a comprehensive review…
Sovereignty of independent states should not be undermined
The Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa told the Opening Plenary of this year’s Boao Forum for Asia on Tuesday, that…
India wants early election to provincial councils
India supports the call of international community for the Sri Lankan government to fulfill its commitments on devolution of political…
U.S. Intelligence Warns Of “more intense and cascading global challenges”
U.S. intelligence officials have little comfort to offer a pandemic-weary planet about where the world is heading in the next…
Covid crisis used to restrict rights
Releasing the 45th annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said that the United…
Violation of UN resolutions is not uncommon
As early as 2002, the UN correspondent of the Los Angeles Times, Maggie Farley, noted that more than a hundred…
UK’s commitment to reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka
A debate on the UK’s commitment to reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka was conducted on 18 March…
Indian Signals to Sri Lanka
Indicating that New Delhi has kept all options open, India has signalled to Sri Lanka that its support for the…
Experts dismayed by regressive steps, call for renewed UN scrutiny and efforts to ensure accountability
UN human rights experts have expressed their deep concern on 5 February 2021 about the reversal of important democratic gains…