Sri Lankan politics are in a state of flux with nobody in the know where the country is heading.
On the one hand, there seems to be a school of thought that the government should hold the long delayedProvincial Councils...
By Lankathilaka
• Latest US State Department report points to alleged human rights abuses
• Is ASP Perera the victim of a political witch hunt?
• The Government’s war with conservationists continues unabated
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, with an unassailable logic in mind, appears...
The UN Human Rights Council adopted Resolution A/HRC/46/L.1/Rev.1 on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka. Twenty- two countries voted for the Resolution, 11 countries voted against it and 14 countries abstained from voting. Despite speculation during...
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Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.
—Jimmy Carter
Has man's love for nature been thrown out of the window because of his greed for money? It is...
Sri Lanka seems to be undaunted in the face of an imminent threat of a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council which may call on the country to address accountability issues.
Accountability issues concerning Sri Lanka since the end...
The storm clouds are brewing and it’s going to be a Black Sunday. The priests of the archdiocese of Colombo are organizing a special prayer during mass on the 7th of March and the church bells will ring out....
• GoSL categorically rejects OHCHR report
• Sri Lanka and Pakistan sign MOUs for bilateral cooperation
• BASL election a protest vote against the government?
The 46th UN Human Rights Council sessions have begun and they are testing times for Sri...
• Mounting pressure from human rights lobby: a chorus call to end impunity for accountability and justice
• The balancing act with India and Pakistan
• Rating agencies dismiss government’s claim of a rosy economy
Sri Lanka stands on the threshold of...
• Wither Wimal Weerawansa?
• Last week’s paada yatra a resounding success.
• A host of issues burning bright for the UNHRC.
• Crudia zeylanica: another nail in the coffin of the country’s catalogue of environmental disasters.
Today, Wimal Weerawansa has...
• Sri Lanka under pressure from several quarters on human rights issues
• Tamil political parties and civil society groups to write a series of letters to the UN and others
• Pakistan PM to visit Sri Lanka on 23...
