(Courtesy of The Island)

The British High Commission (BHC) in Colombo has said that as it is busy handling the Covid-19 crisis, our questions regarding interdicted former Chief Colombo Magistrate Thilina Gamage’s recent testimony before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry …

The Buddhist temple  – “Sarasavi Viharaya”.

The Buddhist Brotherhood Society of University of Jaffna constructed and declared opened a grand Buddhist Dagoba within the allocated land plot limit of the Buddhist temple in the University of Jaffna, Kilinochchiya campus on …

By Kim Sengupta
(Courtesy of Independent)

Bill halves timeframe for litigation as critics claim confusion over definition of ‘vexatious litigation’ is being used to block legitimate attempts at investigations

The British government is due to bring in legislation setting up …

The  Terrorist’ Investigation Division (TID) of Sri Lanka Police in Jaffna had arrested four Tamils, believed to be ex-LTTE Tamil terrorists  from Poonarin with loads of explosives in Vallipuram in Vadamaraadchi area  in Jaffna on 3rd Feb. night.

One of …

(Courtesy of The Island)

Alleging that the Attorney General Department and the Criminal Investigation Department had unduly interfered in some high profile cases handled by him, former Chief Colombo Magistrate Thilina Gamage, on Wednesday (4), told the Presidential Commission of …

By Rahul Shivashankar
(Courtesy of Times of India)

UNHRC chief Michelle Bachelet has upped the ante against India. In September 2019, after being fed a coloured narrative she bemoaned the ‘’communication shutdown’’ and ‘’detention’’ of political leadership in J&K. Now, …

The Government yesterday told the Human Rights Council (HRC) that the violence which occurred in the aftermath of the Easter attacks was not communally motivated but caused by “unruly elements” and emphasised that citizens were able to freely practise their …

The Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Security has recommended that steps be taken to establish a mechanism that would allow the regulation of all finances received by Sri Lanka from non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

In a report released on 19 February …

Skandha Gunasekara

The Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Security has recommended that steps be taken to establish a mechanism that would allow the regulation of all finances received by Sri Lanka from non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

In a report released on …

Foreign Relations Minister, Dinesh Gunawardena said that notwithstanding Sri Lanka’s withdrawal from the co-sponsorship of the UNHRC resolution, the government is committed to achieving accountability and human rights within the framework of the Constitution towards sustainable peace and reconciliation through …