SYDNEY — A group of protesting asylum-seekers Tuesday threatened to leap from the roof of a Sydney detention centre where a Fijian man plunged to his death a day earlier, an activist told AFP. Bala […]
Non-government Organizations in Jaffna peninsula accuse Sri Lanka government to have abandoned most of the uprooted families resettled in Jaffna peninsula without providing them adequate assistance for rehabilitation. 82,000 uprooted persons had been resettled in […]
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” – Lord Acton, 1887 The 18th Amendment will fundamentally transform Sri Lanka’s political system, stripping away the façade of democracy. The 18th Amendment will end presidential […]
The Supreme Court in Sri Lanka has paved the way for a far-reaching constitutional amendment to go before parliament without a referendum. The change would abolish limits on the number of presidential terms and hugely […]
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Deputy Minister for Highways Mervyn Silva on Tuesday tied an official of the Samurdhi Poverty Alleviation Department to a tree in full public view for not participating in the department’s dengue control […]
It is now over a year since the president of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksa, claimed victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). But war is still being waged on the “paradise island” – […]
Research examining the mental health of refugee claimants in immigration detention has shown the deleterious effects of detention. A thorough review of relevant psychological theory and available research findings from international research has resulted in […]
The Refugee Council of New Zealand is opposed to the announced intention of the New Zealand Government to participate in the Australian plan to hold asylum seekers and boat people in regional detention centres in […]
Reports states, the United Nation Office in Colombo is temporarily closed down. The National Freedom Alliance headed by Government Minister Wimal Weerawansa conducted a protest in front of United Nation Office today to dismantle the […]
BBC The European Union has decided to withdraw Sri Lanka’s preferential trade access to EU markets after it failed to improve its human rights record. The concessions will be stopped on 15 August on a […]
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