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By Kumar David – Prof. Kumar David This may appear to be a bold title just two months after the 1 February a coup in Burma but it’s true. For starters the Burmese junta is in a […]

By Daya Gamage –  Biden administration’s decision last Friday – April 2 – to reverse previous Trump administration decision last year to prevent officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC) arriving in Washington to investigate […]

By Daya Gamage – Daya Gamage It was a known fact that Gotabaya Rajapaksa got a speedy and unfettered renunciation of his US citizenship having known his role in the handling of the Eelam War as defense secretary which […]

Launches stunning verbal attack on former President In a stunning verbal assault, Archbishop of Colombo His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith yesterday (4) called for action to be initiated against former President Maithripala Sirisena without further […]

LUXEMBOURG: The EU’s top court removed Sri Lankan separatist rebels from its terrorism blacklist on Wednesday.Judges at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) — the top EU court —  ruled that the Liberation Tigers of […]

In 2009 in Geneva, not resorting to blanket denial and refusal to consider possible individual cases of violations through local mechanisms (while never countenancing unsubstantiated claims of war crimes) was one of the ways of […]

The United States says the long-term security and prosperity of Sri Lanka depends on respecting human rights today and committing to peace and reconciliation for the future. The US State Department also called on Sri […]

While the Indian government was under pressure from politica .. Read more at:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/81669529.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Read more at:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/81669529.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

(Reuters) – U.N. human rights boss Michelle Bachelet received a mandate on Tuesday to collect evidence of crimes during Sri Lanka’s long civil war, which ended in 2009 with the defeat of the separatist Tamil […]

A new UN resolution on Sri Lanka is an important step forward and offers renewed hope of long-awaited justice for victims of the country’s 30-year civil conflict, said Amnesty International, following its adoption by the Human Rights Council (UNHRC) today.  The resolution not only ramps […]

New Delhi remains caught between an insensitive Colombo and an angry Chennai. India’s classic dilemma on Sri Lanka is playing out again The Tamil question in Sri Lanka has posed an almost intractable dilemma for […]

The UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday passed a resolution expressing serious concern about the human rights situation in Sri Lanka and giving a UN mandate to collect evidence of war crimes. This follows a damning […]

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s opposition parties have hit out at the government for its handling of the resolution passed at the 46th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva yesterday. The main […]

Rajapaksa administration faces humiliating defeat  Resolution adopted by 22 votes for, 11 against, 14 abstentions  India, Japan among key abstentions  Amnesty International hails “landmark” resolution; says it signals shifting approach of international community Despite hefty […]

By FRONTIER “Don’t be afraid of them,” The Hakha Times CEO Ya Lalawmpuia, also known as Pa Pui, advised his newsroom on March 3. “If we are afraid, we will not be able to reveal […]

As Colombo Telegraph predicted, the Colombo Crimes Division has placed assaulted journalist Sujeewa Gamage under arrest for fabricating a complaint about his abduction and assault and inflicting injuries on himself. In lightning quick time the Police said it […]

The new Secretariat will focus on the current maritime security environment in the region and, among other things “discuss new areas of cooperation in the fields of maritime security and threats A secret 2018 national […]

A Sri Lankan media rights group is urging the police to expedite a probe into the alleged abduction and torture of a journalistBy BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press18 March 2021, 13:27• 2 min read COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — […]

The resolution on Sri Lanka will be taken up at the United Nations Human Rights Council next Monday with a vote expected the same day or the following day, Daily Mirror learns. Tuesday was the […]

UNHRC needs to ensure that human rights and accountability developments in Sri Lanka firmly remain on the international agenda The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) welcomes the new resolution A/HRC/46/L.1/Rev.1 (Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights […]