- 22 March 2017
Defiant Lena slams Malaysia sanctions against 'Killing fields of Sri Lanka'
A human rights activist who faced a three year jail term for organizing a public screening of a film showing war crime allegations in Sri Lanka's civil war was set free by a Malaysian court after international outcry..............
- 16 March 2017
Five army top brass named as running torture and rape camp in Sri Lanka
An international rights watchdog has called upon the Sri Lankan government to investigate five top generals including its army commander in the aftermath of the war for allegedly running an............
- 23 February 2017
Sri Lanka appoints former commander as diplomat once more
Continuing the practice of handing over top posts to former military top brass who had command responsibility during the last phase of Sri Lanka’s bloody civil war, a retired army commander had been once again posted to head a................
- 13 February 2017
Sri Lanka urged to sack three from witness protection body
An international human rights watchdog has called upon the Sri Lankan government to remove three of its officers from its first ever witness protection body. At least one alleged perpetrator of torture named in a UN report has...........
- 24 February 2017
CEDAW 2017: 'New Sri Lanka' slips back into old ways
“Mounting frustration at the slow pace of progress” was how the soft spoken country rapporteur, Yoko Hayashi, politely summed up the mood of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women or CEDAW towards Sri Lanka.........
- 20 February 2017
UN told of Sri Lanka military operating "rape camps"
"A senior officer came into the room and was asked to take his pick, like we were meat in a meat market. He looked around and chose me. He took me to another room and raped me." Shocking details of the Sri Lanka military holding.....
- 26 January 2017
UN report exposes Sri Lanka’s structural inability to deliver justice
The much-awaited report of the UN special rapporteur on torture, Juan Mendez, says there is still a “culture of torture” in Sri Lanka. The report was made public on Wednesday (25) and should now be now considered by the European Parliament..........
