Mahindananda sends letters of demand to Ranjan and Ananda

UN Rights chief rejects Sri Lanka’s new commission of Inquiry

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet today rejected moves by Sri Lanka to appoint yet another Commission of Inquiry to address issues related to human rights violations. The Government yesterday formally withdrew its co-sponsorship from the UN Resolution on Sri Lanka and offered to address issues on accountability through a new domestic process. Presenting a report on Sri Lanka to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva today, Bachelet said that domestic pr

27 Feb, 2020

Maternal, newborn, child malnutrition a major problem facing Sri Lanka

While Sri Lanka has made great strides in healthcare, maternal, newborn and child malnutrition remains a major problem facing the country, with many children experiencing acute malnutrition, otherwise known as wasting, and chronic malnutrition, otherwise known as stunting,?UNICEF said today. Recognizing that nutrition is a fundamental building block in a child?s life and is the cornerstone of a child?s development into a healthy and productive adult, a portfolio developed by the UN, World Bank

27 Feb, 2020

Voice of ‘white van’ suspects match recordings

The Government Analyst has confirmed that the voice samples of the two men who attended the controversial media briefing on ?White Van abductions? are a match to the video recordings. The Attorney General informed court today of the Government Analyst?s report when the case was taken up for hearing.? The two men had attended former Minister Rajitha Senaratne?s controversial ?white van? media briefing staged just before the 16 November Presidential election. The two men had claimed at that med

27 Feb, 2020