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Since 2009, the UNHRC has overstepped its mandate, pushing demands that strip Sri Lanka of sovereignty — imposing foreign-run courts, forcing constitutional changes, and erasing LTTE crimes. These are political agendas, not human rights. Sri Lanka has also faced externally..

Colombo, Sept. 9 (Daily Mirror) – Russia, in response to the OHCHR report on Sri Lanka, said that it sees no reason to raise concerns about the human rights situation in Sri Lanka, whose authorities demonstrate their readiness to build..

The Nationalist notes with concern that some individuals aligned with the Free Palestine movement in Sri Lanka have recently been seen positioning themselves around controversial and nationally sensitive sites. These are disputed spaces connected to the Tri-Forces, the war victory,..

The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) has reiterated its commitment to advancing transformative reforms through domestic processes while rejecting calls for international interventions outlined in the latest one sided report issued by the Office of the United Nations Human Rights..

Sri Lanka’s non-participation in the recently concluded Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit held in China could be a mistake as it will damage its image as a nation with a non-aligned foreign policy in addition to denial of economic benefits,..

Katchatheevu Island is located in the Palk Bay, one and half nautical miles from the India-Sri Lanka International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL), on the Sri Lankan side of IMBL. This boundary line was ratified in 1976 in a tri-lateral Maritime..

The JVP Malimawa government has decided to delay the enactment of the proposed piece of legislation for monitoring and supervision of both local and international NGOs despite the availability of the final draft of the bill finalised by the previous..

This report has sparked controversy with its one-sided approach, seemingly prioritizing Western and minority interests ignoring the harassments and disclination going on for the Sinhala Buddhists living in North and Eater two provinces of Sri Lanka. Some observers perceive a..

මාලිමාව බලයට එන්නේ අලුත් රටක් වෙනුවෙන් නෙමෙයි කියන එක ඔවුන් බලයට පැමිණීමට පෙර සිටම අපි කිව්වා. ඔවුන් ගේ එකම අභිප්‍රාය, ඔවුනුත් කොටස්කරුවන් වුන ‘යහපාලන ආණ්ඩුව’ නතර කරපු තැනින් ඉදිරියට ගෙනයාම. වැඩේ අවසාන ම කරලා දාන එක. යහපාලන ආර්ථික සංවර්ධන පනත,..

May 2009 – 30-year terrorist conflict ends Unlike 9/11, a single incident resulting in immediate bombing & occupation of several nations, Sri Lanka’s decision to military deal with LTTE was taken after failure of internationally promoted peace talks, cease fires,..