- 19 February 2016
Sri Lanka admits having a record of Tamil rebels surrendered
Sri Lanka that denied Tamil Tigers handed themselves over to the military in the last days of the civil war, acknowledged the existence of a record that contains names of rebels who surrendered to security forces. A military division..........
- 12 February 2016
'Don't promote Sri Lanka's ex army chief, but try him' - HRW
An international human rights organization has severely criticized Sri Lanka government for ‘sending worrying signals’ by appointing former military commander to parliament. Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka took oaths.........
- 08 January 2016
Rights watchdog warns exiled Tamils against return to Sri Lanka
An international human rights organisation led by a former member of the South African Truth Commission has warned against Tamils in exile suspected of association with Tamil Tigers returning to Sri Lanka......
- 20 November 2015
International call to review naval ties with Sri Lanka
On the eve of a visit by US top envoy Samantha Power to Sri Lanka, an international rights watchdog has urged governments to review naval cooperation with the island nation after a team of UN experts confirmed the existence of a torture site..........
- 11 February 2016
Sri Lanka: Prisoners’ rights activist under death threat
A leading rights activist in Sri Lanka who is a key witness in a prison massacre has been threatened with death in the Colombo suburbs. Police in Moratuwa received a complaint by the Convener of the Committee to Protect Rights of Prisoners................
- 13 December 2015
Malaysia urged to drop charges against activist who screened 'No Fire Zone'
Nearly 100 leading film-makers, writers, artists and lawyers from around the world have signed an open letter calling on the Malaysian government to drop charges against a human rights activist who is due to go on trial on Monday........
- 20 October 2015
Sri Lanka panel finds Channel 4 film ‘strong evidence of war crimes’
An investigation panel appointed by the president of Sri Lanka has concluded that the video footage broadcast by Britain’s Channel 4 showing alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka’s bloody war presents genuine and strong 'circumstantial evidence of war crimes.........................
