Soldier stabbed to death inside guard post

US concerned over rushed resettlement

The United States (US) has expressed concerns over the rushed resettlement of the final IDPs to close the Menik Farm camp. A statement by the U.S Embassy in Colombo today said that United States welcomes the work by the Government of Sri Lanka to quickly resettle the large number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) following the 26-year conflict. ?However, we remain concerned about the rushed resettlement of the final IDPs to close the Menik Farm camp.? Many of the most vulnerable families

18 Oct, 2012

All ex child combatants freed

The government says all former LTTE child soldiers who underwent rehabilitation, have been freed. Minister of Plantation Industries and Special Envoy of the President on Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe told the third committee of the 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York yesterday that with regards to the rehabilitation and reintegration of ex-combatants, out of approximately 12,000 persons as of 1 October 2012, 10,985 persons, which included 594 LTTE child soldiers

19 Oct, 2012

Kohona says Sri Lanka advocates negotiations

Sri Lanka says?it advocates negotiations, mediation and other peaceful means to settle internal and global disputes The Sri Lankan Permanent Representative to the UN in New York Dr. Palith Kohona, said that?Countries must be allowed to create their own local mechanisms to consolidate peace, encourage reconciliation and strengthen democratic institutions. He was speaking during a full day debate at the UN on the Security Council and the International Criminal Court (ICC). Kohona said that the

18 Oct, 2012