Prison guard killed, three injured as prison vehicle crashes

President seeks proposals to address resolution

President Maithripala Sirisena, on Thursday, urged political party leaders to submit proposals?to address the resolution on Sri Lanka adopted by the UN Human Rights Council. Speaking to political party leaders and representatives, the President said that while it is easy to be critical of things, it will be more productive if proposals are submitted as solutions to face what is at hand. The President said that he is prepared, if required, to setup sub-committees to deal with each issue which m

22 Oct, 2015

Defence Secretary briefs top HRW delegation

A delegation of Human Rights Watch (HRW) led by Asia Director Brad Adams met with the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Karunasena Hettiarachchi at the Ministry premises for talks. The HRW representatives exchanged views with the Secretary on issues related to the follow-up of the resolution adopted in the Human Rights Council on the Reconciliation and Accountability process in Sri Lanka, the Ministry of Defence said. Discussions were also held on activities of HRW including training progra

23 Oct, 2015

Callum Macrae urges local TV to show war film

The director of the Emmy-nominated feature documentary No Fire Zone: The Killing Fields of Sri Lanka has welcomed the conclusion in Sri Lanka?s long delayed Paranagama report that the video evidence in No Fire Zone is ?unlikely to be faked?. The director, Callum Macrae, has called on Sri Lankan television networks to broadcast the film as soon as possible: ?Now that our findings and our evidence have been so clearly vindicated, not just by the recent report released by the United Nations High C

22 Oct, 2015