Sri Lanka, along with the Britain-led ‘core group’, will co-sponsor a fresh resolution at the UN Human Rights Council on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in the country, authoritative sources said.

The ‘Zero Draft Resolution on Promoting Reconciliation, Accountability …

The National Joint Committee (NJC) has written to President Maithripala Sirisena requesting that the Government withdraw from being a co-sponsor of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Resolution 30/1.

“The said resolution is being made use of by the …

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Human Rights Violations by Sri Lankan forces
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and her constant companion …

(Courtesy of Daily Mirror)

Campaigners have called on the Mayor of Harrow, Kareema Marikar, to resign after she was pictured with senior military figures during a visit to Sri Lanka, Harrow Times reported on Monday.

Councillor Kareema Marikar visited the …

• Calls to investigate Sooka’s alleged dealings with LTTE and pro-LTTEers
• Urges removal of Sooka from UN-related engagements if found guilty
• Alleges recorded testimonies in the report are from unknown Tamils, who claimed that they had been sexually harassed by Sri

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Three retired service commanders, Air Chief Marshal Roshan Goonetileke), Admiral Tisara Samarasinghe and General Daya Ratnayake, yesterday, alleged the war winning …

(Courtesy of The Island)

The NPC remained notoriously intransigent in dealing with the government and even refused to cooperate with the latter on matters that were beneficial to the people. In 2014, the then President Mahinda Rajapaksa revealed that the …

Chairman of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Prof. G.L. Peiris said, that his party opposed the continuing international supervision constitutional making process and restructuring of armed forces in terms of Geneva – based United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) dictates.…

Global Sri Lankan Forum – Executive Committee, (GSLF-Ex-Comm.) has sent a comprehensive letter addressing to both the Secretary Gen of the UN in New York and High Commissioner of Human Rights in Geneva about the conflict of interest of UNHRC …

(Courtesy The Island)

This relates to The Island of 7th Feb, article captioned “UK urged again to bring closure UN Resolution, Lord Naseby reminds UK govt. of US pullout from Geneva body”.

Lord Naseby further states addressing the House of …