- 08 April 2019
Sri Lanka presidential hopeful sued in US over torture and murder charges
Two cases have been filed in the United States against Sri Lanka's wartime top defence official Gotabhaya Rajapaksa for torture and murder. The brother of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa is heavily.........
- 27 March 2019
Sri Lanka caught red handed lying about UN rights chief
A top official handpicked by Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena to represent the country came in for harsh criticism by the UN for "putting a spin" on a high level bilateral meeting in Geneva.
- 21 March 2019
One year on, justice denied for Muslim victims in central Sri Lanka
Members of the Muslim community who suffered at the hands of Sinhala mobs during anti-Muslim violence in central Sri Lanka a year ago express fear of attempts to cover up the findings of subsequent..........
- 16 February 2019
Sri Lanka PM requests Tamils to “forget the past” on war crimes (VIDEO)
War affected Tamils who have been denied justice for nearly a decade were asked to give up their pursuit for accountability by the Sri Lankan prime minister. “We have all been affected, let’s forget the past and move forward,” said PM Ranil....
- 22 March 2019
Sri Lanka refuses to hand back military occupied land
Thousands of acres of land occupied by the military in northern Sri Lanka will not be released to their rightful owners despite ongoing protests. Scores of war displaced Tamil families have been protesting.......
- 16 March 2019
Judge orders retrial of Sri Lankan Brigadier over throat slitting threat
England’s top magistrate has set a date for the retrial of former Sri Lankan defence attache, Brigadier Priyanka Fernando, for Public Order Act offences to redress the defence’s concerns over a number of procedural.....
- 14 February 2019
Sri Lanka: Gotabhaya acknowledges use of white vans to “take in” suspects
The powerful defence secretary during the Mahinda Rajapaksa rule has acknowledged the use of white vans by Sri Lankan intelligence agencies for abductions which he calls “taking in for questioning”. Gotabhaya Rajapaksa......
