Politics

Concern over loss of treasured freedoms, big brother state, in US

CHICAGO, August 16, 2011 (AFP) - Sweeping new policing powers, the tacit acceptance of torture and a backlash against Muslims that has grown fiercer 10 years …

Sri Lanka diplomat faces rights groups’ complaint

GENEVA, August 4, 2011 (AFP) - Two rights groups said Thursday they have brought to Swiss authorities a criminal complaint against a Sri Lankan diplomat and …

US deficit spenders descend to last refuge

WASHINGTON, August 3, 2011 (AFP) - "Terrorist" US lawmakers; Tea Party conservatives holding the nation "hostage;" Republicans "hijacking" the debt deal. buy …

Sri Lankan journalist attacked ‘with iron bars’

July 30, 2011 (AFP) - An ethnic Tamil journalist in Sri Lanka's formerly embattled north was brutally attacked with iron bars, police said on Saturday, the …

Sri Lanka rejects new war crimes charge

July 28, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military Thursday rejected new allegations that its political bosses ordered the execution of surrendering Tamil rebels …

Sri Lanka Tamil party sweeps north local bodies

July 25, 2011 (LBO) - A Tamil minority party has swept the polls in Sri Lanka's former war torn northern areas while the ruling coalition consolidated its …

Sri Lanka lawmaker challenges minister to debate over land deal

July 25, 2011 (LBO) - A Sri Lankan lawmaker has challenged a government minister to a television debate over the sale of state land to a Chinese firm. Harsha …

Sri Lanka urged by India to probe war crimes claims

NEW DELHI, July 15, 2011 (AFP) - India on Friday urged Sri Lanka to examine claims made in a British documentary that said it targeted civilians while crushing …

Sri Lanka warned by UN rights chief

GENEVA, June 30, 2011 (AFP) - The UN's human rights chief Thursday warned Sri Lanka not to take too long in probing war crimes allegations, saying failure to …

Sri Lanka regime rejects press freedom bill

June 21, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ruling party used its parliamentary majority Tuesday to defeat an opposition-initiated bill to grant greater media freedom, a …

Canada seeks to curb human smuggling

OTTAWA, June 16, 2011 (AFP) - A Canadian minister on Thursday unveiled measures to curb human smuggling, calling it a "despicable crime" that abused country's …

Sri Lanka Tamil MPs beaten up by troops: party

June 17, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's main minority Tamil political group on Friday accused army troops of assaulting its lawmakers and breaking up a party meeting …

India pushes Sri Lanka on Tamil rights

June 11, 2011 (AFP) - India on Saturday asked Sri Lanka to address the grievances of the island's Tamil minority two years after the Tamil Tiger separatist …

Sri Lanka opposition speaks out on rule of law

June 07, 2011 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's main opposition which contributed to the systematic breakdown of rule of law and limiting the freedoms of the people, has …

Sri Lanka judicial independence seen weakening

June 03, 2011 (LBO) - The International Bar Association’s human rights arm said it was concerned over what it called "the increasing erosion of judicial …

Sri Lanka monks join anti-pension protests

June 3, 2011 (AFP) - Hundreds of Buddhist monks took to the streets of Sri Lanka's capital Friday to express solidarity with factory workers protesting a …

Sri Lanka leader vows to defend troops on war crime claims

May 27, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse on Friday vowed to defend his military from war crimes allegations as the island marked the second …

Sri Lanka frees 850 prisoners on Buddhist holiday

May 17, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lanka freed 858 convicts on Tuesday to mark the most important day in the Buddhist calendar, a prison official said. online pharmacy …

Sri Lanka intercepts Tamil Tiger propaganda

May 17, 2011 (AFP) - Sri Lankan authorities on Tuesday detained a Canada-bound container with a cargo of propaganda material for the island's Tamil Tiger …

Sri Lanka urged by India to probe rights record

NEW DELHI, May 17, 2011 (AFP) - India broke with past practice on Tuesday and called on Sri Lanka to investigate allegations of human rights abuses during the …