- 23 August 2016
Victims outraged by efforts to protect military from prosecution for war crimes
Tamil war victims in Sri Lanka have slammed the government and main opposition for ensuring that the military is protected from prosecution when setting up a body to trace country’s disappeared. Relatives who.............
- 11 August 2016
Pressure mounts on Colombo to probe suspected poisoning of former militants
Sri Lanka government has been urged to investigate the mysterious deaths of over a hundred Tamil militants following their release from state detention. The northern provincial council and...........
- 28 July 2016
Sri Lanka deploy Security officers within Tamil majority campus
Security forces and police have been deployed within a university in Sri Lanka with a majority Tamil undergraduate population, the country’s police chief has revealed. “In addition to officers in civvies, we have deployed a large number of.................
- 29 June 2016
UN ‘encouraged’ by progress made by Sri Lanka on human rights
The UN has congratulated the government of Sri Lanka on its human rights record during the past nine months despite ongoing abuses highlighted by local and international rights watchdogs. Releasing a special report on Sri Lanka since.............
- 04 August 2016
Sri Lanka Catholics slam Cardinal for rejecting secularism and human rights
A group of prominent Catholics in Sri Lanka have heavily criticised the country's second ever Cardinal for his opposition to a secular state and human rights. Nearly a hundred clergy and civilians have issued a...........
- 06 July 2016
Story Map: Robbing off Tamil economy by military stealth
A military that controlled the Tamil north of Sri Lanka with menacing hardware is continuing its occupation with a seemingly 'harmless weaponry' along the main highway that runs across the terrain. It is................
- 27 June 2016
Sri Lanka refuses complete return of military occupied land
Sri Lanka's top defence official refused to return the full amount of land under military occupation in the north and east back to their rightful owners. Attending a state sponsored event in the northern Jaffna.........
