As the United Kingdom led a global offensive at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva to prosecute ‘war crimes’ against Sri Lankan soldiers, a Bill put forward by its Government decriminalising torture and war crimes in prosecutions …
The pro-LTTE Mayor of Jaffna, Viswalingam Manivannan was arrested by Sri Lanka’s Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) at around 2.30am on Friday morning for his attempts to revive the LTTE Tamil terrorism in Jaffna.
Manivannan, who is also an attorney-at-law, was …
The Sri Lankan Government has banned a number of pro-LTTE Tamil diaspora groups, including some organizations based in the UK.
Some of the groups were banned in 2014 but were de-listed by the Yahapalanaya pro-Western Federalists Government in 2015.
The …
Foreign Minister A.K. Abdul Momen has justified Bangladesh’s vote against a UN Human Rights Council resolution seeking the collection and preservation of evidence of alleged war crimes committed by Sri Lanka’s Armed Forces and the LTTE Tamil terrorists.
Bangladesh has …
The Sri Lankan Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) attested two pro- LTTE Tamil terrorists Tamils in Jaffna on Monday for “promoting terrorism” and promoting “terrorism-related activities” on their YouTube channel in Sri Lanka.
Tamil terrorism was defeated and wiped-out from Sri …
In a lofty speech delivered via video to the 75th General Assembly of UN (September 2020) – the first of its kind initiated in the wake of the pandemic — Prime Minister Narendra Modi took great pains to explain a …
The State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) in Switzerland states that there will be no changes to the Swiss asylum policy towards Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka, stating that there is “currently no reason to assume a general risk of danger …
The government yesterday told Parliament that the recently ratified UNHRC resolution against Sri Lanka was illegal.
Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said that the resolution was an attempt to interfere in Sri Lanka’s internal affairs. “Sri Lanka considers the resolution unwarranted. …
US President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that the American military intervention in Afghanistan will be brought to an end by September 11, 2021, and the last American soldier will leave that country several weeks before the 20th anniversary of …
It is worthwhile to examine the recent history of the key countries who have passed the vote against Sri Lanka in the UN Human Rights Council and shine a light on their true values, as have been to date pertaining, …
Retired Maj. Gen. Chagie Gallage says the country should take a united stand at the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) or face the consequences.
The battle-tested Gajaba regiment veteran said that there shouldn’t be a difference of opinion …
Indian security officials believe the interception of a Sri Lankan boat carrying 300 kilograms of heroin, five AK-47 guns and ammunition off the coast of Vizhinjam in Kerala in South India last week points to a network of narco-terrorism with …
In a report made public last week, the United Nations has revealed that the French military launched an airstrike on a wedding ceremony in Mali at the beginning of the year, slaughtering at least 22 people.
The airstrike took place …
The outcome of Tuesday’s vote on the UNHRC resolution against Sri Lanka, in Geneva, is being interpreted in different ways. The Sri Lankan government has claimed it to be a victory in that the US and its allies could muster …
When Milinda Moragoda was appointed as Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner in New Delhi, quite a few eyebrows were raised. It was not because of any concern regarding his competence, but because of serious allegations of corruption against him running into …
In Geneva, a tough resolution on promoting reconciliation, accountability, and human rights in Sri Lanka was passed with 22 votes out of 47 countries supporting the resolution. The current resolution gives more teeth to the Office of the United Nations …