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Court jails 15 fishermen over dolphin killing

The Kalpitiya Magistrate has remanded 15 fishermen for using ‘Laila’ nets to catch fish, which resulted in the death of nearly 50 dolphins. According to the police media unit, six boats used for fishing with illegal nets were also?seized by the police. Fishermen in the Kalpitiya Resort had found over 50 dolphins killed this week and the authorities believed that illegal fishing methods may have resulted in the mass killing. The army, navy and police had launched a joint investigation into the in

01 Feb, 2013

UK tells Lanka to invite UN Rapporteurs

Britain has urged Sri Lanka to invite?UN Special Rapporteurs to visit the country and look at some of the issues raised by the international community. Visiting British Foreign office Minister Alistair Burt said?Britain?welcomes the invitation for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, to visit Sri Lanka and they look forward to her taking this up. “But we also want to see the same invitation extended to UN Special Rapporteurs,” Burt said while?delivering a guest lecture on ?Sri

02 Feb, 2013

International Bar forced to postpone visit

A delegation from the International Bar Association?s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has been forced to postpone a planned visit to Sri Lanka to assess the rule of law and the independence of the judiciary due to the last minute withdrawal of permission to enter the country, the press office of the institute said. The IBAHRI delegation consisting of distinguished jurists was scheduled to visit Sri Lanka from 1st to 10th February 2013. A visa had been issued to one member of the delegation on 18

01 Feb, 2013