Sri Lanka labels foreign Tamil groups as ‘terror’ networks
COLOMBO, April 2, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has designated 15 foreign organisations run by ethnic Tamils as "terrorist groups", accusing them of trying to revive …
Politics
Sri Lanka ruling party set for local election win
COLOMBO, March 30, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ruling party was headed for victory in local elections but with smaller than expected margins in a crucial mid-term …
Sri Lanka ruling party wins provincial election with lower margin
COLOMBO, March 30, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ruling party won local elections, but with smaller than expected margins in a crucial mid-term test for President …
Sri Lanka frees India fishermen after UN vote abstention
COLOMBO, March 28, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president Friday ordered the release of Indian fishermen detained for poaching after New Delhi surprisingly refused …
Sri Lanka claims moral victory from war crimes vote
COLOMBO, March 28, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka tried to claim a moral victory Friday and insisted it would push on with reconciliation efforts after being censured …
US statement on Sri Lanka HR council vote
Mar 27, (LBO) - The following is a statement from US Secretary of State John Kerry on UN resolution on Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan people are resilient. They …
India explains abstention on Sri Lanka UN HR council vote
Mar 27, 2013 (LBO) - India abstained on voting on a resolution on Sri Lanka's human rights which called for a external probe. The full statement is reproduced …
Sri Lanka rejects UN rights probe, president tells AFP
COLOMBO, March 27, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse rejected Thursday's UN Human Rights Council resolution ordering a war crimes probe, …
UN rights council launches Sri Lanka war crimes probe
GENEVA, March 27, 2014 (AFP) - The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday launched an inquiry into alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka, despite Colombo's fierce …
Sri Lanka faces censure at US rights body
COLOMBO, March 26, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka faces fresh condemnation at the United Nations' top human rights body this week in a move that observers say could …
Sri Lanka releases rights activists after outcry
COLOMBO, March 19, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has released two leading rights activists after their detention under strict anti-terrorism laws triggered …
Sri Lanka arrests rights activists ahead of UN meeting
COLOMBO, March 17, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka has arrested two leading rights activists including a Catholic priest under anti-terrorism laws, police and …
Sri Lanka says UN rights report ‘fundamentally flawed’
GENEVA, March 5, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Wednesday dismissed a UN report calling for an international probe into allegations of war crimes at the end of its …
US resolution on Sri Lanka filed at UN – Update
COLOMBO, March 4, 2014 (AFP) - A US-led resolution calling for an international probe into allegations that 40,000 civilians were killed at the end of Sri …
Sri Lanka ‘uncomfortable’ with rights resolution
COLOMBO, February 28, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president on Friday acknowledged his discomfort at the prospect of being censured by the UN's top rights body, …
New mass grave found in Sri Lanka ahead of UN rights meet
COLOMBO, March 1, 2014 (AFP) - Another unmarked mass grave has been found in Sri Lanka's former war zone, police said Saturday, as Colombo braced for a US-led …
US says Asia’s rights record poor in 2013
WASHINGTON, February 27, 2014 (AFP) - From China's crackdown on activists to flawed elections in Cambodia and widespread violence against Muslims in Myanmar, …
Sri Lanka slams UN rights chief over ‘interference’
COLOMBO, February 25, 2014 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Tuesday accused the UN rights chief of "unwarranted interference" by calling for an international inquiry into …
Afghan President Karzai cancels Sri Lanka visit
COLOMBO, February 23, 2014 (AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai cancelled a two-day state visit to Sri Lanka Sunday, the foreign ministry in Colombo said, as …
Indian PM opposes release of Rajiv Gandhi killers
NEW DELHI, February 20, 2014 (AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh denounced plans to free former premier Rajiv Gandhi's killers as an attack on the …