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UN expert group to review disappearances in Sri Lanka

The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances will hold its 120th session in Geneva from 10 to 14 February 2020 to examine more than 530 cases from 32 countries, including Sri Lanka. The five independent experts will meet relatives of forcibly disappeared people, state authorities, civil society representatives and other stakeholders to exchange information on individual cases and on the persistent practice of enforced disappearances. The experts will also examine allegations

10 Feb, 2020

Maldivian child in serious condition after falling off building in Sri Lanka

A Maldivian child is in serious condition after falling from the second storey of a building in neighbouring Sri Lanka, the Avas news website reported. Foreign Ministry and the Maldivian Embassy in Sri Lanka have confirmed that such an incident had occurred. It has been reported that the three year old child was first treated at Kalubowila Hospital for injuries sustained in the fall. However, the child has since been shifted to Lanka Hospitas, where he is being being treated in the Intensive C

10 Feb, 2020

Ranaweera’s inclusion in PM’s delegation under fire

The decision to include notorious Parliamentarian Prasanna Ranaweera in Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s delegation to India has come under fire. Several people took to social media to question the rationale behind the Prime Minister’s decision to include the MP in the official delegation. Ranaweera attended talks the Prime Minister had with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Opposition legislator Rahul Gandhi and others. Prasanna Ranaweera was best known for his violent behaviour in Parl

09 Feb, 2020