Husband and wife killed after being electrocuted in Dambulla

Government expresses commitment to protect endangered wildlife species

Minister of Sustainable Development and Wildlife, Gamini Jayawickrama Perera has re-iterated Sri Lanka’s commitment to protect endangered wildlife species. He said consistent with this policy, the Government had decided to destroy a confiscated blood ivory shipment on 26th January 2016 at the Galle Face Green in Colombo. The consignment consists of 359 pieces of blood ivory, equalling 1.5 tonnes. The Minister made these remarks during his meeting with the Secretary ? General of the Convention o

24 Jan, 2016

Government accused of rolling back on commitment in Geneva

The International Truth and Justice Project is deeply concerned that Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena appears to be rolling back on his commitment in Geneva to include international involvement in a future judicial mechanism. In an interview with the BBC yesterday, the President reportedly stated, “I will never agree to international involvement in this matter”. This flies in the face of the recommendation of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights that Sri Lankan establish ?an ad h

22 Jan, 2016

TNA refutes Wigneswaran?s charge on right to self determination

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has refuted Northern Province Chief Minister C.V.Wigneswaran?s contention that it has reneged in its commitment to secure for the Tamils of Sri Lanka the right to self determination, the New Indian Express reported. Wigneswaran had told TNA members in the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) earlier this week, that the TNA had pledged itself to securing for the Tamils self determination in its manifesto for the 2013 NPC elections, but it had not mentioned it in it

22 Jan, 2016