Two 11 year old girls die in hospital after drowning in Kalutara

Karunanidhi slams US on Lanka resolution

Welcoming the resolution moved by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa urging the Centre to take the lead for an international probe into war crimes in Sri Lanka, political parties in the State raised apprehensions that the United States could be acting on geo-political interests (in the South Asian region). DMK leader M. Karunaniadhi also urged the Centre to move a resolution in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for an international probe. He recalled his remarks condemning the U.S. gove

17 Sep, 2015

India awaits draft text of Sri Lanka resolution

India is not likely to make a response to the contents of the report of the United Nations high commissioner for human rights on Sri Lanka, as it mainly waits for the language of the resolution being drafted by US and western nations, the New Indian Express reported. On Wednesday, the landmark report on the last few years of Sri Lanka?s civil war was tabled in Wednesday, which called upon the setting up of ?hybrid? courts with international and Sri Lankan lawyers and jurists to probe and addres

17 Sep, 2015

UK will work on Lanka resolution with partners

The British Government says it will work with Sri Lanka and other partners at the UN Human Rights Council in response to the report on Sri Lanka by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. UK Minister for Asia, Hugo Swire said he welcomes the publication of the important report into allegations of serious violations and abuses of human rights in Sri Lanka. ?I am grateful to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, his staff and all who contributed, for the work that went into producing it.

16 Sep, 2015