#Human Rights
Relatives of Tamil disappeared skeptical over UN rights chief’s Sri Lanka visit
The imminent visit of a UN human rights chief to Sri Lanka has raised suspicions among Tamils in the war-torn North and East....
A Gaza doctor went to work to save lives. Hours later, her children’s burned bodies arrived
Dr. Alaa al-Najjar left her ten children at home on Friday when she went to work in the emergency room at the Nasser...
Human Rights Commission warns Govt against misuse of ICCPR Act
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has voiced strong objections to the continued misuse of legal provisions, particularly Section 3 of...
Muslim youth accused of being ‘mentally ill’ by the police detained under PTA
Addressing a canvassing rally in Eastern Province, president Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that the Muslim youth has not committed any criminal offense. This...
Open letter to the Prime Minister
My Dear Prime Minister, Your speech at the May Day rally got me thinking. The fiery rhetoric, the passionate promises, the sweeping condemnations...
Custodial death of youth: Evidence recording to begin 16 May
The recording of evidence in the magisterial inquiry into the death of a youth while in the custody of the Welikada police will...
Why British move to sanction 4 Lankans for war crimes smacks of hypocrisy
By MR Narayan Swamy Britain has become the third Western country to sanction select Sri Lankans for war crimes committed during the civil...
Sri Lankan government proposes phony Truth and Reconciliation Commission
By Rohantha De Silva Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath told parliament on March 15 that he had informed the UN Human Rights Council last...
