A Message of Faith and Hope – Faraz Shauketaly It’s that time of year once again. A time that is traditionally the preserve of goodwill,
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Libya migrants: Smuggling network arrest warrants issued
Libya has issued 205 arrest warrants for Libyans and foreigners suspected of being involved in a smuggling network for migrants heading to Europe. They include
Human Rights Watch says Sri Lanka is ‘all talk no action’ on repealing draconian PTA
The international human right organization, Human rights Watch (HRW) says the Sri Lankan government has been “all talk but no action” on repealing the draconian
Thirteen siblings found chained in California home; parents charged
A California couple has been charged with torture after police rescued their 13 malnourished children from a home where some of them had been chained
Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission receives 5,614 complaints in 2017
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has received 5,614 complaints in the first three quarters of last year and 1,174 of them have
UN damns Lanka 14,000 minors in childcare centres Calls for urgent reforms
By Sulochana Ramiah Mohan A delegation from the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention visiting Sri Lanka, yesterday (15), expressed deep concern over 14,000
Sri Lanka demonstrates sincerity to combat torture acceding to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture
Sri Lanka, as announced at the U.N Human Rights Council last month, has acceded to the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture to cooperate
UN ensures Sri Lankan peacekeeping troops have no allegations of human right abuses
The United Nations says it screens the Sri Lankan troops committed to peacekeeping operations to ensure that they have no allegations or records of human
Sri Lanka responds to media report on allegations of torture by government, assures investigations into the claims
Sri Lanka, today responding to an Associated Press report which alleged that dozens of Tamil men were raped and tortured by the government, stressed that