Man shot dead in Seeduwa in broad daylight

Lanka accuses UN mandate holders

The Sri Lankan government today said that while it recognizes the Special Procedures as an important mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council, there have been certain instances where some special procedures mandate holders have exceeded their respective mandates and as such, acted in violation of the Code of Conduct. ?For example, we have noted instances where joint urgent appeals have been transmitted by same mandate holders based on erroneous information and in connection with situations which

07 Jun, 2013

US, Canada slam Lanka at UNHRC

The United States brought to the notice of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) last week, what it says is a continuation of violations of the rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly, and reprisals against human rights defenders, members of civil society, and journalists in Sri Lanka. In a statement at the general debate on human rights situations requiring council attention, the US Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Eileen Donahoe said that there have been no credible inv

09 Jun, 2013

Arundika now ready to testify

UPFA MP Arundika Fernando says he is ready to make a statement to the CID on the statement he made in parliament regarding the whereabouts of missing journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda. Fernando says he came across Eknaligoda in France in 2011 when he had gone to visit a friend and journalist Manjula Wediwardana. ?When I was at Manjula?s house, a bald man came there. I was told that it was Prageeth Eknaligoda. I have now heard that he has moved to Britain from France. The government must now take me

09 Jun, 2013