Sri Lanka made its response to the OCHR in a point by point form taking into consideration the entire gammut of the document produced by the OCHR.
Here is the full response of the governement
Archbishop Malcom Cardinal Ranjith file writ petition in the Court of Appeal
5400 swords yet to be recovered out of 6000 imported
The Court of Appeal today issued notices on several respondents including Inspector General of Police and CID...
Amnesty International in its latest report raises concerns about the shrinking space for dissent in Sri Lanka and the lack of credible domestic mechanisms for redress only a year after the government came to power. It points out that...
Requests SC to direct AG and IGP to expedite investigations into her complaints
Appeared in many high profile cases including the alleged abduction of 11 persons in 2009
Attorney-at-Law Achala Seneviratne who appeared on behalf of aggrieved parties in...
Speaker cites COVID-19 and its new variant as the reason for the cancellation
Others think it is to address India’s concerns
The Sri Lankan government has cancelled Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s address to the Lankan parliament which had...
AG gives undertaking to the Court of Appeal
The Attorney General has instructed IGP not to take legal action against the motorcyclists wearing full-face helmets as per the gazette notification issued in 2017, the Court of Appeal was informed yesterday.
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Caretaker Govt. as Flat Beer
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has his own way of doing things and sending messages across. He began his Independence Day address on 04 Feb by stating, ‘Sri Lanka is a unitary state.’ His message was clear;...
The focus of everyone seems to be on the leaked voice clips containing telephone conversations between former State Minister Ranjan Ramanayake, MP, and various other including high ranking police officers, judges, public officials, politicians and actresses. A new phone...
The ceremonial opening of the fourth session of the eight Parliament went well, on Friday. It was a simple yet dignified event. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa made the statement of government policy, which received wide publicity in the media. He...
The UNP has reverted to the situation it was in prior to the 2015 regime change; it is faction ridden and in total disarray with the Sajith and Ranil faction fighting an internecine battle, which is sure to weaken...
The well organised campaign that enabled Gotabaya Rajapaksa to win the coveted executive presidency did not kick off after the announcement of the presidential election, a couple of months ago. His victory was the culmination of a process that...