30 Human Rights Organisations Call On Gov’t to Withdraw YUKTHIYA Programme
Thirty international Human Rights organisations have called on SriLanka’s government to stop its #Yukthiya program and to release all persons …
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Wither Sri Lanka’s Human Rights Record? Increased International Concern Has Produced Little Progress
This Article is at least a year old. The thrust of the content – the Sri Lankan governments’ record on…
President Wickremesinghe Assures Northern Citizens of Inclusivity; DisplacedTo Be Settled By 2025
During the Jaffna and Kilinochchi District Coordinating Committee meeting on the 4th January, President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressed crucial issues concerning…
Sri Lankan President urges the international community to look at Sri Lanka with a fresh perspective
Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena called upon the international community to look at his country with a fresh perspective and…
President to present set of proposals to UN General Assembly
President Maithripala Sirisena today said that he will present a set of proposal to the U.N. General Assembly in New…
Military campaign was against LTTE and not against Tamils: Rajapaksa
In a major public speech delivered in New Delhi on Wednesday former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa reached out to…
Sri Lanka must immediately redress serious human rights violation during and after war – UN Report
Sri Lanka must urgently implement the commitments made in UN resolution 30/1 to address the legacy of widespread and serious…
US quits UN human rights council accusing it of being biased
The US has pulled out of the United Nations Human Rights Council, calling it a “cesspool of political bias”. The…
EU recognizes Sri Lanka’s progress in protecting and enhancing human rights, urges zero tolerance for religious, ethnic hate crimes
The European Union recognizing the progress made by Sri Lanka in protecting and enhancing human rights and fundamental freedoms in…
Malala Yousafzai returns to Pakistan for first time since shooting
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has returned to Pakistan for the first time since being shot by Taliban militants.…