News Alerts – Sri Lanka

(Representative Image) Image Credit: Twitter (@RW_UNP) Aspecial office set up in Sri Lanka to determine the status of all persons who went missing during the brutal civil war against the LTTE has asked affected

The New York-based global rights organisation, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Sri Lankan Government to repeal the draconian counterterrorism law and uphold pledges made to United Nations

An independent and impartial judiciary is one of the cornerstones of a democracy. It is therefore deeply disturbing that the law enforcement and Judiciary are in danger of being discredited

HRCSL Chairperson Dr. Deepika Udagama with the Ambassadors of the EU, France, and Germany Human rights, rule of law and democracy are core values of the European Union (EU). Sustainable

Controversial Gnanasara Thero says movement unnecessary after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s win Confident President, Cabinet can take country forward Claims Sinhalese Buddhists proved Govt. can be formed without minorities    The

By S.S. SelvanayagamThe Supreme Court extended the Stay Order on the implementation of death sentence till 10 December yesterday.The Bench, comprising Justices Buwaneka Aluvihare, S. Thurairaja, and Gamini Amarasekera, referred

United Nations’ Development Project (UNDP) Head Quarters in New York in collaboration with Organization for Economic Cooperation Development (OECD) held an International Evaluation Conference on National Evaluation Capacities in Egypt

ECONOMYNEXT- Sri Lanka’s election commission urged the military to “remain neutral” at next month’s presidential polls after army chief’s photo appeared in campaign advertisements endorsing the main opposition candidate Gotabaya

Rain has turned the red earth roads of Kiula, Hungama in the Southern Province to mud and the skies are overcast. In the verandah of a bright pink house, five