US court hears of sexual slavery in Sri Lanka’s military camps
Sri Lanka's military used captured young women as sex slaves in the aftermath of its bloody war against Tamil Tigers, according to fresh allegations filed in a US court.
Sri Lanka's military used captured young women as sex slaves in the aftermath of its bloody war against Tamil Tigers, according to fresh allegations filed in a US court.
Sri Lanka is moving towards resuming executions, which would bring an end to its 43-year moratorium on the death penalty.
UPFA MP and Pohottuwa's Badulla district leader, Kumara Welgama, who has been highly critical of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, visited the Sri Lanka Freedom Party headquarters after a long hiatus yesterday (26).
The move by the Wennappuwa Pradeshiya Sabha to remove Muslim vendors from the Dankotuwa fair has become a controversial topic on social media outlets.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Sri Lankan authorities to punish those responsible for recent acts of violence and harassment of journalists and to ensure that the police stop harassing and intimidating reporters covering the problems that the Tamil minority still endure ten years after the end of the civil war.
Following the severe backlash received for an alleged comment made by MP Gamini Lokuge over free meals being provided for hospital patients by a Muslim charitable organisation, the parliamentarian has now denied making the comments. Instead, Lokuge is now slamming the Divaina newspaper claiming the news was fabricated.
MP Gamini Lokuge appears to have hopped on the racist anti-muslim bandwagon by attempting to cause fear and panic about free meals given to patients near several major hospitals. “Muslim organizations which provide free meals near hospitals must be looked at by officials,”
Various opinions are often shared on Sri Lankan politics.
The family of Dr. Shafi Shibadeen who was employed at the Kurunegala Base Hospital is set to file a Fundamental Rights petition on his behalf against his illegal arrest and detention without filing charges.