Controversial preacher Uebert Angel in Sri Lanka

Video claims Prabha?s son was fed and then killed

A new video, set to be screened in Geneva on the sidelines of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session next month, shows what it claims to be the son of LTTE leader Villupillai Prabhakaran being fed inside a military bunker before being shot dead. Balachandran Prabhakara, the 12-year-old son of the rebel leader, was shown in an earlier video with bullet wounds on his body but the army denied capturing him during the final stages of the war. The Independent newspaper in Britain which published

19 Feb, 2013

Army says allegations timed for UNHRC

The army says the latest allegations raised?against the?military?are aimed at the upcoming UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in Geneva. While rejecting the allegations, army spokesman Brigadier Ruwan?Wanigasooriya said that those raising such allegations should report it to the police with the evidence for it to be investigated. He was responding to the new video, set to be screened in Geneva on the sidelines of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session next month, which shows what it cl

19 Feb, 2013

RSF condemns attack on journalist

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and its partner organization, Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka, firmly condemn an attempt to murder Sunday Leader journalist Faraz Shaukatally on the night 15 February, when he was shot and wounded by gunmen inside his Colombo home. Doctors say his life is no longer in danger. ?This appalling shooting suggests that the enemies of media freedom are trying to silence those journalists who still dare to report the news freely,? Reporters Without Borders and Jou

19 Feb, 2013