ACMC’s Navavi resigns from his seat in Parliament

Singapore questions Sirisena’s allegation on Arjuna Mahendran

Singapore on Wednesday rejected Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena?s allegation that it was sheltering a former central bank chief wanted for fraud, saying Colombo failed to provide documents to support its extradition request, the AFP news agency reported. On Monday, Sirisena accused Singapore of sheltering Arjuna Mahendran, one of his country?s former central bank chiefs wanted in connection with a high-profile US$74 million insider trading scam. The Sri Lankan president said he had a

20 Mar, 2019

UN rights chief calls for time-bound action plan in Sri Lanka

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, today called on Sri Lanka to implement a detailed and comprehensive strategy for the transitional post war justice process with a fixed timeline. She said that legislation on the establishment of an independent Truth and Reconciliation Commission could be an important next step. Bachelet expressed these views after formally submitting a report on Sri Lanka to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva today. “I welcome this opportunity t

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