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HRCSL tells TRC to ensure freedom of expression is protected

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has told the?Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC) to ensure?freedom of expression is protected in future. In a letter to?Austin Fernando, Secretary to the President and?Chairman of the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (TRC), the?Chairperson of the?HRCSL?Dr. Deepika Udagama said that?HRCSL had received several complaints from the public regarding the restrictions on social media even after the violence in the Kandy District had bee

15 Mar, 2018

HRW notes Sri Lanka joining treaties can help answer questions

Human Rights Watch says the transparency required of Sri Lanka as a state party to two treaties could help to formally answer questions about past cluster munition and land mine use. Sri Lanka has become the 103rd country to join the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions, and the first South Asian country to ban these indiscriminate weapons. Sri Lanka acceded to the convention on March 1, 2018, less than three months after the country?s accession to the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty. HRW says as a stat

15 Mar, 2018

Names of members elected to LG bodies gazetted

The names of the members elected to the Local Government (LG) bodies following the the recent LG elections, have been gazetted. The Government Printer said that the gazette has been printed and published. (Colombo Gazette)

16 Mar, 2018