- 16 January 2018
Over 40,000 war displaced yet to go home in Sri Lanka
Latest figures released by Sri Lankan authorities reveal that more than forty thousand war displaced from the north and east are forced to live away from their homes despite the conclusion of the armed conflict almost nine years ago.
- 04 January 2018
'When memory dies' Sivanandan no more
JDS is deeply saddened to announce the passing away of Ambalavaner Sivanandan, a Ceylonese who was a key activist and thinker in the struggle against racism in Britain. Sivanandan who left Ceylon, renamed as Sri Lanka, for the...........
- 05 October 2017
Sri Lanka demands USD 8000 to bring over dead Tamil refugee’s body
Australia denied that it had demanded funds from the family of a Tamil refugee who died in one of its offshore centers to repatriate his body while Sri Lanka has requested the family to pay more than...............
- 20 September 2017
Sri Lanka military “has no records” of arrested senior Tamil Tiger leader
Shattering hopes of victims who sought assistance of the domestic justice system to help establish the fate of their disappeared loved ones, a court in Sri Lanka was told that the military has no records of a senior Tamil rebel.............
- 11 October 2017
Sri Lanka top law official warned not to abuse his powers
Civil society activists in Sri Lanka have slammed the state prosecutor for refusing to continue the hearing of cases against Tamil political prisoners in a court that provides better access. Sri Lanka's attorney general has...................
- 02 October 2017
Australia demands thousands from family to transfer body of dead Tamil refugee
Australian authorities have requested the sum of nine thousand dollars to return the body of a Tamil refugee who was found dead in one of its controversial offshore detention centers. The...........
- 12 September 2017
Accountability is not a “box-ticking exercise to placate the Council” - Zeid
Sri Lanka was cautioned that it should not view delivering long delayed justice to victims of war as an exercise to ‘placate’ the top UN rights body. Delivering the opening statement of the UN Human Rights Council 36th session..................
