Malaysia and Sri Lanka discuss ways to improve political, economic ties

AG asserts Sri Lanka’s zero tolerance policy on torture

The Government is firm in its commitment of a zero tolerance policy on torture, Attorney General Jayantha Jayasuriya told a UN Committee today. Jayasuriya told the?Committee Against Torture that in June this year, President Maithripala Sirisena, joined by the Minister of Law and Order, joined an initiative of the National Human Rights Commission to march against Torture, sending a message at the highest level of Government regarding the Government?s commitment to zero tolerance on torture. The

15 Nov, 2016

EU and the UN launch project to support trade in Sri Lanka

The European Union today launched a EUR 8 million project that will help Sri Lanka increase its trade competitiveness in regional and European markets. The project will be implemented over a period of four years by the International Trade Centre (ITC) and United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) in collaboration with the Sri Lankan Department of Commerce. Speaking at the launch of the project, Ambassador Tung-Lai Margue said: “Trade is a key factor in stimulating economic dev

15 Nov, 2016

Concerns raised over use of hate speech by monks

The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is deeply concerned by a spate of recent events with ominous portents for ethnic and religious harmony and reconciliation in Sri Lanka. These include the murder of two university students in Jaffna, the seeming exploitation by others of the disabled soldiers? protest outside the Presidential Secretariat, the increasing use of hate speech against minorities by some members of the Buddhist clergy and by other protest groups, and by widespread anti-minority

15 Nov, 2016