Amnesty International welcomes Sri Lanka ‘landmark’ UN resolution
Amnesty International welcomed Sri Lanka ‘landmark’ UN resolution, adding that it ‘marks crucial turning point on justice and accountability’. AContinue Reading
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Top UN rights body approves greater scrutiny of situation in #SriLanka
GENEVA (AP) — The Human Rights Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution calling on the office of the U.N. rightsContinue Reading
Sri Lanka rejects UN move to protect war crimes evidence
(AFP)-Sri Lanka on Tuesday rejected a UN move to preserve evidence of war crimes in the country and said theContinue Reading
Sri Lanka faces U.N. scrutiny over civil war crimes
GENEVA/NEW DELHI (Reuters) -U.N. human rights boss Michelle Bachelet received a mandate on Tuesday to collect evidence of crimes duringContinue Reading
Watch: Sri Lanka foriegn minister says core group failed to garner majority support at UNHRC vote
Sri Lankan’s Foreign minister Dinesh Gunawardhana says the UK led core group who brought the resolution on Sri Lanka hasContinue Reading
Acid test UNHRC resolution beckons for Sri Lanka
Voting on resolution on Sri Lanka at the UNHRC session today is likely to delay by few hours, according toContinue Reading
SriLanka signs 3-year $1.5B currency swap deal with China
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka will exchange currency with China under a 10 billion yuan (about $1.5 billion)Continue Reading
UAE deportee, suspect linked to Easter Sunday Attack arrested by Sri Lanka TID
Sri Lanka’s Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) has arrested a suspect in Weligama yesterday (21) on charges of attempting to spreadContinue Reading
UNHRC vote on Sri Lanka postponed to tomorrow
The much anticipated vote on the resolution against Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva hasContinue Reading
Sri Lanka President phones Secretary General of OIC ahead of vote on UNHRC resolution
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has phoned Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic CountriesContinue Reading
