Politics

Voting underway in Sri Lanka’s final council poll

October 10, 2009 (AFP) - Voting got underway in southern Sri Lanka Saturday in the final local council poll before national elections due next year, officials …

Sri Lanka Tamil refugees should move freely: US

WASHINGTON, October 9, 2009 (AFP) - The United States on Friday called on the Sri Lankan government to allow Tamil refugees displaced by recent fighting to …

Sri Lanka wraps up final council poll ahead of national elections

October 10, 2009 (AFP) - Vote counting got under way in southern Sri Lanka Saturday after nine hours of polling for the final local council before national …

Britain says Sri Lanka war victims should be freed

October 6, 2009 (AFP) - Britain on Tuesday expressed disappointment with Sri Lanka's handling of war-displaced civilians and demanded that they be given the …

US responds to Sri Lanka protest over Clinton remark

WASHINGTON, October 4, 2009 (AFP) - The United States, responding to protests from Sri Lanka over remarks by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, said it had no …

Sri Lanka seeks foreign cash for war-displaced

October 5, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka will tap foreign donors to raise more cash to look after over 250,000 people displaced by its offensive against Tamil Tiger …

Wife of jailed Sri Lankan reporter accepts Peter Mackler Award

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Sri Lanka protest Clinton’s rape remark

October 3, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka lodged a protest over US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's remarks that rape had been used as a war tactic on the island, …

UN ratchets up criticism of Sri Lankan camps

September 29, 2009 (AFP) - The United Nations on Tuesday issued its strongest criticism yet of Sri Lanka over its continued internment of 250,000 people who …

Sri Lanka says to resettle displaced Tamils quickly

UNITED NATIONS, September 26, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's prime minister vowed anew here Saturday that Colombo would quickly resettle civilians still in state-run …

Sri Lanka under pressure from rights groups over war refugees

September 23, 2009 (AFP) - Human rights groups urged world leaders Wednesday to pressure Sri Lanka over the immediate resettlement of quarter of a million …

Sri Lanka gets UN refugee envoy visit: official

September 21, 2009 (AFP) - The United Nations is sending a top official to Sri Lanka this week to press for the speedy resettlement of 300,000 war-displaced, …

UN calls for Sri Lanka probe into rights abuse charges

September 19, 2009 (AFP) - A top UN official issued a strong call for "truth-seeking" into alleged excesses by security forces during the crushing of Tamil …

Sri Lanka pressed by UN to free war-displaced

September 18, 2009 (AFP) - A top UN official was due to wrap up a three-day visit to Sri Lanka on Friday after pressing the authorities to free tens of …

Sri Lanka sets January deadline to settle war-displaced

September 18, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse promised the United Nations on Friday that he will resettle all war-displaced civilians by …

UN official visits Sri Lanka refugee camps

September 17, 2009 (AFP) - A top UN official toured camps holding thousands of war-displaced civilians in northern Sri Lanka on Thursday, amid international …

Top UN official to press Sri Lanka for rights probe

September 16, 2009 (AFP) - A top UN official was expected in Sri Lanka Wednesday to press for a probe into possible rights abuses during the final stages of …

Sri Lanka demands EU trade concessions without rights probe

September 15, 2009 (AFP) - Sri Lanka will not submit to an investigation into its rights record to qualify for extended trade concessions from the European …

UN urges Sri Lanka to free its staff, respect human rights

UNITED NATIONS, September 11, 2009 (AFP) - The United Nations on Thursday called on Sri Lanka to respect the human rights of two UN employees who have been …

UN chief slams spokesman’s Sri Lanka expulsion

UNITED NATIONS, September 8, 2009 (AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon Tuesday denounced a decision by the Sri Lankan government to expel a UNICEF spokesman, who …