Statement at the Adoption of the Report of the UPR Working Group by Hon Mahinda Samarasinghe MP, Minister of Plantation Industries, Special Envoy of H.E. the President of Sri Lanka on Human Rights & Leader of the Delegation of Sri Lanka to the 22nd Session of the UN Human Rights Council, Geneva 15 Mar 2013 […]
– By Shenali Waduge – Sri Lanka lands itself in a precarious situation. Where have anyone heard of terrorists making accusations of human rights violations? The terrorists and their fronts make the accusations because they need to exist. The countries accepting these accusations do so because they can then use these as leverages to advance […]
Sri Lanka has been told to speedily release the 53 Indian fishermen arrested by its navy Wednesday and Thursday, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said. Making a statement in the Rajya Sabha, Khurshid said the government conveyed its view to Sri Lanka’s deputy high commissioner after summoning him to the foreign ministry. […]
FILE PHOTO Six family members of slain SLFPer Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra will attend the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in Geneva today while one family member is scheduled to address the session with regard to the killing of Mr. Premachandra and other alleged politically motivated killings in Sri Lanka. […]
By Janaka Alahapperuma (Pix by: Sudath Silva) Deputy Prime Minister of Japan, Taro Aso called on the Sri Lankan President, Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday (13) afternoon during his four day official visit to Japan. Defence Minister of Japan, Itsunori Onodera also met with the President just after the conclusion of the Japanese deputy premier’s meeting […]
– By Shenali Waduge – It is now 4 years since the end of terrorism in Sri Lanka. Instead of accolades for becoming the only nation to eliminate terrorism Sri Lanka is being subject to harassment by the US-European-Indian axis of evil and this is unlikely to cede any time soon. The humiliation that the […]
Western nations are underestimating the development in Sri Lanka since the end of the conflict, Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, said when he met with President Mahinda Rajapaksa for discussions yesterday. President Rajapaksa is currently on a four day official visit to Japan which began Monday. […]
– Submitted by Walter Jayawardhana – CHENNAI: Members of Tamil Eelam Supporter’s Organisation (TESO), including DMK treasurer M K Stalin, DK leader K Veeramani and VCK leader TholTirumavalavan were picked up by the police in Chennai for staging a road roko demanding that the Centre support the US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka in the forthcoming […]
– Submitted by Walter Jayawardhana – The dawn-to-dusk bandh called by the DMK-backed Tamil Eelam Supporters Organisation (TESO) evoked mixed response across the State on Tuesday, with normal life remaining unaffected, except for sporadic closure of commercial establishments. […]
– By Shenali Waduge – The Human Rights Law Centre scheduled 2 events in Sydney and Melbourne 6-9March 2013 to highlight the alleged human rights issues against Sri Lanka vis a vis the conclusion of the war that was under speculation once more at the United Nations. Numerous appeals addressed to the HRLC Board stating […]
President Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in Japan Tuesday (12) morning on a four-day official visit. President Rajapaksa and First Lady Shiranthi Wickramasinghe Rajapaksa were received by Mr. Minoru Kiuchi, Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs in Japan, Admiral (RETD.) Wasantha Karannagoda, Sri Lankan Ambassador in Japan and Mr. Nobuhito Hobo, Japanese Ambassador in Sri Lanka at […]
– By Shenali Waduge – A huge sigh of relief prevails in Sri Lanka. News welcomed by every right thinking person followed by the announcement to remove the Halal certificate/logo from local products. Nobody needs to feel ashamed. It must be seen in terms of triumph for wisdom and common sense, or in other words […]