Naseby documents end up in dustbin

President Maithripala Sirisena, who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, pathetically shirked his responsibility at the recently-concluded United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) sessions. President Sirisena skipped Sri Lanka’s last opportunity to defend …

By Sri Lankan Solidarity Movement

It is with great pain that we say that we completely disagree with this treacherous government regarding their stance with regard to extremely important, grave and critical issues facing Sri Lanka, mostly this treacherous government …

(Courtesy of Daily FT)

Dr.Nalaka Godahewa (centre) briefing on Sri Lanka’s human rights situation in UN headquarters in Geneva

On 24 September, the World Sri Lankan Association conducted a press briefing at the UN headquarters in Geneva to brief the …

(Courtesy of The Island)

These clear and distinct provisions illustrate that the sovereignty of the People were to be exercised by separate and distinct organs of government namely, the Legislature and the Executive, both elected by the People. What the …

The government was yet to decide on temporary deployment of the army in support of law enforcement authorities in the North despite continuing attacks by violent elements in the Jaffna peninsula, security sources told The Island yesterday.

Following representations made …

No. 91 Lake Road, Batticaloa is our house, where I lived for the first 14 years of my life! My mother adored the place, and all my happy memories are somehow related to this house. Today, the house is squattered …

The LTTE’s devastating cruelty lasted 30 years. It destroyed everything and carpeted the jungle floor with thousands of dead. When two prominent leaders decamped, Prabhakaran was hardly ever seen, living underground like a troglodyte, protected by four layers of wire …

We are a little puzzled at the manner the UN & the so called international community are handling post-LTTE defeat Sri Lanka. Whatever LTTE is now being presented as, what no one can ignore is the fact that the men, …

• We submitted counter response to OISL report 
• It can be done in terms of Article 129 of Constitution
• UN process against SL started after security forces defeated LTTE

Attorney-at-Law Darshan Weerasekara, who supports those working against the UNHRC resolution on …

Following is the text of the speech delivered by Dr. Nalaka Godahewa, at a special side event, in Geneva on 20 September, during the 39th Session of the UN Human Rights Council.

 
At the ‘2005 World Summit’, the leaders …