- 28 March 2020
Killer Sri Lanka army officer convicted for massacre of Tamils walks free
Sri Lanka releasing an army officer in the death row for the murder of Tamil civilians including a five-year-old child has drawn international condemnation. UN top rights body slammed..............
- 24 March 2020
Four months old baby in Sri Lanka police wanted list
Police in Sri Lanka have made history in issuing mug shots of children including a four month old baby boy on a wanted list. Journalists and media outlets readily published those photographs of the.....
- 07 February 2020
Police mislead parliament to whitewash criminal record of Geneva envoy
Police in Sri Lanka have misled the parliament body probing the eligibility of individuals appointed to positions of authority by providing false information about the Ambassador named as.........
- 30 January 2020
Sri Lanka president’s commission slammed for “blatant interference” in judiciary
A commission of inquiry issuing directives halting court proceedings against officers including the country’s top navy commander accused of grave human rights violations, has come under heavy.......
- 22 March 2020
President warned of COVID 19 unrest days before deadly prison shooting
Sri Lanka’s President failed to heed a written warning that he should act to prevent panic over the COVID 19 virus in a high security prison where two inmates were shot dead in a riot triggered..........
- 03 February 2020
Swiss urged to refuse accreditation for alleged death squad member
Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka (JDS) and the International Truth and Justice Project (ITJP) has requested Switzerland to deny accreditation to the newly appointed ambassador designate.........
- 20 January 2020
Sri Lanka to legalise impunity for intelligence officials
The new government of Sri Lanka has approved plans to design laws aimed at granting immunity to members of its intelligence services who have been accused of grave human rights violations......
