Sri Lanka: Mass grave out of bounds for Journalists

Journalists reporting ongoing investigations at a mass grave in war torn northern Sri Lanka were shocked to find the site being ruled off limits for them on the 50th day of excavations. The Mannar magistrate has slapped......

Bodies of child and adult found side by side in Sri Lanka mass grave (VIDEO)

Experts have unearthed a body of a child beside that of an adult from the Mannar mass grave in northern Sri Lanka. The lead forensic investigator says that the child’s skeleton was.....

UN: At least 50 Tamils allegedly tortured under Sirisena - Wickremesinghe rule

The United Nations have received complaints from at least fifty Tamils who have been tortured since the present Sri Lankan government came to office in 2015. In a............

Sri Lanka military caught red handed while misleading public inquiry

Military authorities in Sri Lanka have been providing incorrect information about sexual abuse by its soldiers and officers while on a UN peacekeeping mission. A joint press.....

“Deep and unusual” lacerations on Sri Lanka mass grave bones (VIDEO)

Deep lacerations have been detected on human skeletal remains recovered from a mass burial site in war torn northern Sri Lanka. Experts investigating the Mannar...

50 bodies found in Sri Lanka mass grave, including children

At least 50 bodies of men, women and children have been unearthed from a  a mass burial site in war torn northern Sri Lanka. Experts continuing with excavations in Mannar since last May believe that....

Catholic cardinal joins Buddhist leadership to bless state executions

Defying the Holy See, a Catholic cardinal has joined with Sri Lanka’s top Buddhist hierarchy to give blessings to the death penalty. Sri Lankan President has announced plans to end a four decades......

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