Maldives offers to work with Sri Lanka on security coordination

Bachelet seeks targeted sanctions on Sri Lankan rights abusers

By Easwaran Rutnam? UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has called on the international community to continue to explore possible targeted sanctions against credibly alleged Sri Lankan perpetrators of grave human rights violations and abuses. ? She also called on the Sri Lankan Government to publish the findings of the Commission of Inquiry into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings to ensure transparency for victims and pursue further independent investigations into the involvem

26 Feb, 2022

Catholic Church in Sri Lanka decides to seek international assistance

The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka says it has no option but to seek international assistance in the push for justice for the victims of the Easter Sunday attacks. The?Catholic Bishops? Conference said that more than 1000 days have passed since the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attack. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Sri Lanka (CBCSL) has appealed to the Government time and again in all its statements and the recent Pastoral Letter of 14th January 2022 to bring before the Courts of Justice all res

25 Feb, 2022

Ukrainians in Sri Lanka stage demonstration against invasion

Ukrainians in Sri Lanka staged a demonstration opposite the Russian Embassy in Colombo today against the military operation launched by Russia in Ukraine. The Ukrainians as well as a number of others held placards and appealed for international pressure against the Russian invasion. The protesters said that ordinary Russians do not support the war. They also said that several civilians and not just soldiers have been killed as a result of the actions of Russian President?Vladimir Putin. Ukra

25 Feb, 2022