Basil Rajapaksa granted bail in Divi Neguma case

Accomplice of notorious underworld member arrested

An accomplice of notorious underworld member ?Angoda Lokka? has been arrested. The Police said that the suspect known as ?Kaduwela Babi? was arrested with 600g of heroin and 1kg of Kerala Cannabis.

20 Mar, 2019

Sri Lanka rejects proposal to establish OHCHR country office

Sri Lanka today rejected key proposals made by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, including a call to establish an Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Sri Lanka. Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana told the UN Human Rights Council today that Sri Lanka does not believe there is justification for the setting up of an Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Sri Lanka. He also said that pressing for time bound benchmarks to show quick resul

20 Mar, 2019

Canada urges Sri Lanka to end impunity

Canada today urged Sri Lanka to end impunity by enacting domestic legislation that criminalizes violations of international law without statutes of limitation. The Canadian Government welcomed the report on Sri Lanka by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and acknowledged the importance of Sri Lanka?s co-sponsorship of Resolution 40/1. “We note the steps taken by Sri Lanka in establishing the Office of Missing Persons, the release of some civilian lands, the release of some prisoners hel

20 Mar, 2019