Ease emergency laws, media rights group tells Sri Lanka
Aug 24, 2007 (AFP) - A media rights group Friday urged Sri Lanka to ease emergency laws that curtail freedom of expression and warned of worsening conditions …
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.Sri Lanka hosts anti-terrorism meet to highlight plight of victim states
August 17, 2007 (LBO) – A top French anti-terrorism judge and leading conflict specialists are among speakers at a counter-terrorism conference to be …
Acid attack on Sri Lanka journalist
COLOMBO, Aug 16, 2007 (AFP) - A Tamil reporter suffered burns on his face, arms and back after attackers threw acid at him in Sri Lanka's capital Thursday in …
Sri Lanka Tamils pressured to stop court cases: rights group
Aug 16, 2007 (AFP) - The government of Sri Lanka is pressuring minority Tamils to withdraw court cases against the authorities for forcibly evicting them from …
Sri Lanka FM disowns “terrorist” accusation against UN official
August 16, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's foreign minister, Rohitha Bogollagama, Thursday disowned a Cabinet colleague's accusation that a UN official who …
Amnesty says over 5,700 ‘disappearances’ in Sri Lanka
Aug 14, 2007 (AFP) - Hundreds of people disappeared in Sri Lanka in the past year and more than 5,700 such cases from the past three decades were under UN …
Sri Lanka minister calls UN official ‘terrorist’
Aug 15, 2007 (AFP) - A Sri Lankan minister Wednesday described a top UN official as a "terrorist" after accusing him of supporting the country's separatist …
Sri Lanka hosts international AIDS conference, chance to share techniques
Aug 14, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's health sector will have the opportunity to study and adopt new techniques in the long term battle against HIV/AIDS …
Rains, troop shortages prevent Sri Lanka push against rebels
Aug 12, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military has been unable to push into Tamil Tiger strongholds in the north due to the threat of monsoon rains and a lack of …
Fresh Sri Lanka violence kills 12
Aug 12, 2007 (AFP) - At 12 people have been killed in fresh violence across Sri Lanka's northern and eastern regions where a bitter ethnic war has raged for …
Sri Lankan and other scouts missing in Britain: police
LONDON, Aug 9, 2007 (AFP) - Thirteen scouts who came to Britain for the 100th annivesary of the international youth movement have disappeared, police said …
UN urges Sri Lanka to disarm paramilitary group
Aug 9, 2007 (AFP) - The United Nations on Thursday urged Sri Lanka to disarm a pro-government paramilitary group operating in the east of the island to ensure …
Sri Lanka’s Saudi envoy denies recall move
RIYADH, Aug 8, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's ambassador to Saudi Arabia said Wednesday his imminent reposting was not related to a report criticising his handling …
UN envoy tours Sri Lanka amidst clashes
COLOMBO, Aug 8, 2007 (AFP) - Six people have been killed in clashes across Sri Lanka's embattled regions as a top UN relief envoy visited, officials and rebels …
Six killed as UN envoy visits Sri Lanka
Aug 7, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lankan troops killed six suspected Tamil Tiger rebels in overnight clashes in the north of the country ahead of a visit by a top UN …
Sri Lankan under fire over rights abuses
NEW YORK, Aug 6, 2007 (AFP) - Unlawful killings, abductions and other violations by government forces in Sri Lanka have increased dramatically amid escalating …
Sri Lanka says no credible evidence for abuse charges
Aug 6, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka said Monday there was no credible evidence for a rights group's claim that government forces were responsible for intensifying …
Sri Lanka entry to ASEAN was opposed by Singapore: report
August 06, 2007 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's entry to the ASEAN at the formation of the regional grouping was opposed in 1967 by Singapore, a retired Thai …
Top UN official to visit Sri Lanka as conflict deepens
Aug 5, 2007 (AFP) - A top UN official is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka this week to discuss the island's deepening Tamil separatist conflict and the plight …
Sri Lanka rejects evidence tampering in massacre probe
Aug 3, 2007 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Friday rejected charges that it had tampered with evidence in the investigations into the massacre of 17 workers employed by a …