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OMP meets Constitutional Council for guidance on its activities and future directions
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OMP meets Constitutional Council for guidance on its activities and future directions

The Chairman and the members of the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) have met with the Chairman of the Constitutional…

byFaraz Shauketaly08/03/2018
Uva Chief Minister resigns from the post of Provincial Minister of Education
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Uva Chief Minister resigns from the post of Provincial Minister of Education

Uva Province Chief Minister, Chamara Sampath Dassanayake, who is alleged of humiliating a female principal by making her kneel before…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/01/2018
Teachers’ union demands arrest of Uva Chief Minister for threatening a Tamil female teacher
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Teachers’ union demands arrest of Uva Chief Minister for threatening a Tamil female teacher

The teachers’ trade union in Sri Lanka says that teachers and principals are ready to go for union action if…

byFaraz Shauketaly20/01/2018
Poor improvement in HR record Hardly any change from previous two years
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Poor improvement in HR record Hardly any change from previous two years

By Sulochana Ramiah Mohan Statistics on complaints against human rights violations registered at the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka…

byFaraz Shauketaly10/12/2017
Human Rights Arts Festival to mark International Human Rights Day on Sunday
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Human Rights Arts Festival to mark International Human Rights Day on Sunday

The first Human Rights Arts Festival organized by Arts Council of Sri Lanka in collaboration with Human Rights Commission of…

byFaraz Shauketaly07/12/2017
Sri Lanka PM to inaugurate UNESCO seminar on ‘Ending Crimes Against Journalists’ in Colombo
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Sri Lanka PM to inaugurate UNESCO seminar on ‘Ending Crimes Against Journalists’ in Colombo

Ranil Wickremesinghe will inaugurate the UNESCO’s main seminar for the International Day to End Impunity For Crimes against Journalists in…

byFaraz Shauketaly28/11/201728/11/2017

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