SRI LANKA

When she answered questions at the competition she pulled out ‘gems’ from some of the best Sinhala literary compilations and baffled both the audience and the presenter, Chandana Sooriyabandara But there was no danger in Shukra being exposed to the Cyber world because she said that she used the internet …

GENEVA (27 January 2021) – A new UN report published on Wednesday warns that the failure of Sri Lanka to address past violations has significantly heightened the risk of human rights violations being repeated. It highlights worrying trends over the past year, such as deepening impunity, increasing militarization of governmental …

GENEVA (25 January 2021) – UN human rights experts today urged the Sri Lankan Government to end its policy of forced cremation of the COVID-19 deceased, saying it ran contrary to the beliefs of Muslims and other minorities in the country, and could foment existing prejudices, intolerance and violence. “The …

When Shukra Munawwar excelled in the Sri Lankan version of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire’ on a local TV channel, the 17 year old schoolgirl from the South of Sri Lanka, brought all Sri Lankans together in one joyous celebration. It was not just her sincerity, her candid and …

In an unprecedented move, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has openly leaked a version of a scathing report by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights sent confidentially to the Government of Sri Lanka for comments ahead of its release just before the 46th Session of the Human Rights Council Session in …

With 49% of the East Container Terminal (ECT) handed over to the Indian Adani Group, in spite of strong opposition from Sri Lankan trade unions and anti-Indian nationalists, India has gained a strategic foothold in Sri Lanka. To the Rajapaksa Government, it was a deal, according to the Prime Minister, …

His Excellency Mr. Imran Khan Prime Minister of Pakistan 14th January 2021 Dear Prime Minister, Assalamu Alaikum! RE: FORCED CREMATION OF COVID-19 VICTIMS IN SRI LANKA We, the undersigned Sri Lankan Muslim organisations in the UK, USA, Europe, Canada and Australia understand that your excellency is due to visit our …

Baseless Public Health Claims Smokescreen for Persecuting Minority Sri Lankan municipal cemetery workers carry the coffin of a Covid-19 virus victim for cremation in Colombo, Sri Lanka, December 21, 2020.  © 2020 Tharaka Basnayaka/NurPhoto via AP (New York) – Sri Lanka’s requirement to cremate anyone who dies from Covid-19 goes against public health guidance …

Is it not true that at least five of these tourists were COVID19 infected? Is not the ‘bubble’ concept of exclusivity an explodable bubble? In the case of COVID-19 vaccines and other health issues, we follow the guidelines of the World Health Organisation (WHO). But not in the case of …

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has announced that the government will be entering into an agreement with the Adani Group based in India to offer them 49 percent of the shares in a joint venture company. This joint venture will include Japanese government financing and will manage one of the terminals in Colombo port. …