Police fire tear gas to disperse protest in Fort

UNHRC 34 opens, Zeid’s annual report notes Sri Lanka

The 34th session of the UN Human Rights Council opened in Geneva today with UN Secretary General Ant?nio Guterres and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein calling on the Council to ensure the rights of all communities are protected around the world. The session will see Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein submit a report on Sri Lanka and a discussion also taking place on the progress made so far on addressing the issue of accountability during the war. In his annual report, which

27 Feb, 2017

Lebanon to extend amnesty for Lankan migrant workers

Lebanon has agreed to extend a general amnesty for the illegal Sri Lankan migrant workers in the country following discussions held between the two governments. Sri Lanka’s Ambassador in Lebanon Mrs. R.K. Wijerathne Mendis under the direction of the Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs Mangala Samaraweera, made a special request from the Government of Lebanon to extend a?general amnesty. The Embassy held discussions with the Minister for Home Affairs in Lebanon, the Minister for Foreign Affa

27 Feb, 2017

Ranil wanted to advise MR while returning from Singapore

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says he wanted to give former President Mahinda Rajapaksa some advise while returning from Singapore recently. Wickremesinghe said that while he was in Singapore recently he heard that?Rajapaksa was also there so he hoped to meet him on the same flight while returning to Sri Lanka. The Prime Minister says he hoped to tell Rajapaksa to forget the Ugandan system and to embrace the Singaporean system. “It will be good if Mahinda Rajapaksa embraces new thinking

27 Feb, 2017