- 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.........................
- 12 October 2015
Violence against Christians in Sri Lanka continue
Persecution of Christians in Sri Lanka have continued despite the rule of a new government that promised a 'new culture' where religious minorities can practice without fear. Leading evangelicals have recorded over sixty incidents of violent attacks.............
- 01 October 2015
UN rights body agrees to allow Sri Lanka probe itself
The UN Human Rights Council unanimously adopted a resolution that paves the way for Sri Lanka to probe war crimes committed in the final war, despite calls from the high commissioner, victims and the global human rights community opposing such a move......
- 20 August 2015
Another Tamil woman arrested at Colombo airport
Police in Sri Lanka have arrested another Tamil woman who allegedly tried to reach Italy via Abu Dhabi. 23 year old Jayanthini Siluvairasa, a resident of Ramanathanpuram has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in the early hours of Thursday (20).....
- 09 October 2015
Tamil gang rape victims denied justice for 14 years
Sri Lanka has failed to prosecute twelve security force personnel for the gang rape of two Tamil mothers fourteen years ago despite the group being identified by the victim, says a collective of women's groups from the North and the East. The mothers have come forward..............
- 05 September 2015
INGO's efforts to help war affected women 'laughably inefficient’
Measures taken by the community, by the state, and by international actors to address the needs of war affected Tamil women in northern Sri Lanka have only made the situation worse, says a recent report by a leading research centre. ‘The Forever Victims? Tamil Women.............
- 20 August 2015
Four Tamils arrested at Colombo airport in midst of election fever
Three Tamil men and a woman have been arrested at the Colombo airport during the final days of the Sri Lanka elections where the United National Party (UNP) promising good governence emerged victorious. All four have been detained in a high security prison......
