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 …

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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 …

Defence Secretary Maj. Gen. (retd) Kamal Gunaratne says the challenge of defeating separatist ideology remains as some Tamil politicians are attempting to propagate it, though the military defeated LTTE terrorism 10 years agao.

Gunaratne said aspirations of the majority of …

On Wednesday the 26th Feb. 2020 Sri Lankan government  formally notified the UN Human Right Council (UNHRC) that it was withdrawing from the UN resolution on post-war accountability and reconciliation.

“I wish to place on record, Sri Lanka’s decision to …

The Government of the United States has imposed travel restrictions on Lt. Gen. Shavendra Silva, the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army and Acting Chief of Defence Staff, and his immediate family members based on the geopolitics under the pretext …

The fight to keep a Sri Lankan Tamil family who entered illegally in Australia has started in Melbourne with government lawyers filing last-minute evidence.

Sri Lankan Tamil couple Priya and Nades Murugappan and their Australian-born daughters Kopika and Tharunicaa, aged …

Sri Lanka said its war effort did not result in Hollywood movies, but was proud of its security forces who completed the task assigned to them by a democratically elected administration and freed people from ruthless LTTE Tamil terrorism.

“Just …