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Sri Lanka

UN acknowledges need of impartial investigations for Sri Lanka mass graves

The United Nations has endorsed ongoing demand by Tamil victims for the excavation of the most recently discovered mass burial site in Sri...

Sri Lanka

Visiting UN rights chief told of Sri Lanka’s ‘arsenal’ against Tamil nationalism

A Northern Tamil political leader has raised concerns with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding the ‘arsenal’ used by the...

World

India illegally deporting Muslim citizens at gunpoint to Bangladesh, say rights groups

The Indian government has been accused of illegally deporting Indian Muslims to Bangladesh, prompting fears of an escalating campaign of persecution. Thousands of...

Sri Lanka

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....

World

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...

Sri Lanka

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...

Sri Lanka

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...

Opinion

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...