TNA to hold talks in Tamil Nadu next month

President accused of showing indifference to Army atrocities

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa?s pardon of a soldier convicted of massacring eight civilians, including children, shows the administration?s disregard for justice for the worst abuses, Human Rights Watch said today. The conviction of former Sgt. Sunil Ratnayake had been one of the very few cases of security force personnel being criminally punished for civil war-era atrocities, despite the huge number of credible and extremely serious allegations. Ratnayake, who was pardoned on March 26, 2020, w

28 Mar, 2020

Sri Lanka Rupee depreciates against USD

The Sri Lankan Rupee depreciated further against the US Dollar today. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka said the selling rate of the US Dollar closed at Rs.191.99. The Sri Lanka Rupee depreciated for 4 consecutive days last week from 17- 20 March. (Colombo Gazette)

27 Mar, 2020

UN troubled over release of convicted Sri Lankan soldier

The United Nations is concerned over the release of a convicted soldier in Sri Lanka. Rupert Colville, the spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said that the High Commissioner is troubled by reports that the convicted perpetrator of the Mirusuvil massacre, in Sri Lanka, has received a Presidential Pardon and was released from jail this week. Former Army sergeant Sunil Ratnayake was sentenced in 2015 for the murder in 2000 of eight?civilians, including a

27 Mar, 2020