Five policemen further remanded over Jaffna shooting

UN experts call for swift suspension of Prevention of Terrorism Act

UN human rights experts* have called for an immediate moratorium on the use of Sri Lanka?s Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), and urged the Government to substantively review and revise the legislation to comply with international human rights law. ?There is a grave risk to the rights and liberties of people who may be detained arbitrarily, especially religious and ethnic minorities, and the use of the law may curtail political dissent with no effective due process guarantees,? the experts said

02 Mar, 2022

Sri Lanka abstains from backing resolution on Ukraine

By Easwaran Rutnam Sri Lanka has abstained from backing a resolution at the United Nations (UN) in support of Ukraine. The?UN General Assembly voted to demand that Russia stop its offensive in Ukraine and withdraw all troops. A total of 141 UN Member States voted for the resolution while 5 countries voted against it and 34 abstained. Sri Lanka together with India were among the 34 countries that abstained from supporting the resolution against Russia. The resolution states that Russia?s mil

02 Mar, 2022

Seven Sri Lankan fishermen detained in Myanmar granted pardon

The Myanmar Government has granted pardon to seven Sri Lankan fishermen who were imprisoned and serving their sentences in jail, on humanitarian grounds and in commemoration of the Myanmar Diamond Jubilee Union Day. Sri Lankan fishing vessel ?Thushan Putha? IMUL-A-0741NBO with seven Sri Lankan fishermen was taken into custody by the Myanmar authorities on 3 December 2021 as they had encroached into Myanmar waters. The Skipper was given a seven-year jail term while the crew was sentenced to five

02 Mar, 2022