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TISL reviews Lanka’s UNCAC progress
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL), recently released an independent Civil Society Report assessing Sri Lanka’s progress in fulfilling its commitments under the United...
Iran’s nuclear enrichment ‘will never stop’, nation’s UN ambassador says
Amir-Saeid Iravani, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, said on Sunday that the Islamic republic’s nuclear enrichment “will never stop” because it is...
Sri Lankan unit executes daring mission in Central African Republic
The Sri Aviation Unit Bria, operating under the United Nations mandate in the Central African Republic, successfully executed a critical Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC)...
UN Secretary-General calls for greater accountability on IUU fishing issue
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres yesterday emphasised the urgent need to enhance international accountability to combat illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing, as...
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....
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...
Tamil women enter 9th year of their struggle for justice for the missing
A protest march has marked the entry to its ninth year of a struggle to know the fate of people of the northeast...
New UN cybercrime treaty primed for abuse
The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention against Cybercrime on December 24, despite widespread concerns that the treaty will facilitate human rights...
