Army Lieutenant Colonel remanded over attack on wife

UNHRC Resolution on Sri Lanka passed without a vote

The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Resolution on Sri Lanka was passed without a vote in Geneva today. The Resolution was presented by the Core Group on Sri Lanka and was cosponsored by Sri Lanka and several other countries. UNHRC member countries did not seek a vote on the Resolution and as a result it was passed without a vote. Titled “Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka” the Resolution gives Sri Lanka another two years to fully implement Resolution 30/1 o

21 Mar, 2019

UK notes Sri Lanka did very little five years after the war

The British Government today noted that Sri Lanka did very little to address human rights concerns, five years after the war. The UK Ambassador to Geneva?Julian Braithwaite said in a few months? time it will be the tenth anniversary of the end of the protracted armed conflict in Sri Lanka, a conflict in which many thousands of people died. “This was a period in which serious human rights violations and abuses are reported to have been committed by both parties and in which people from all of S

21 Mar, 2019

Student of Moratuwa school dies in hospital after playing football

A student of a leading school in Moratuwa died in hospital today after playing football in school. The student of Prince of Wales College, Moratuwa fell ill while playing football and was admitted to hospital. The 18 year old student was later pronounced dead at the Panadura Hospital. (Colombo Gazette)

21 Mar, 2019